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"My Birthday Surprise"
was created especially for
Sachiko Yoshida
with love from
Etsuko Sasaki
December 1, 2007
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 Yes, it was birthday time
again, December 1. Sachiko Yoshida of
Hiroshima-Shi, had reached yet
another
major plateau in her life - age 45.
Sachiko was a high flier, a born
leader, and a man of many
accomplishments. There was no
doubt about it - Sachiko was a legend
in her own mind.
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 Yoko,Setsuko and Kyoko had
planned a big birthday
bash for
Sachiko this year.
Hand-written
invitations had been sent to all
her friends.
Fortunately for Larry, Wayne
and Bob, the job
had been very
easy. Only a few invitations had
to be written.
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 Yoko,Setsuko and Kyoko had spent
a lot of time
developing a theme
for this special birthday party.
It was
Sachiko Yoshida
The ten keys to
success
in your life
Obviously, the theme was a
very popular one. The party room
was
packed.
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 Yoko,Setsuko and Kyoko started
her success story by explaining that
the path Sachiko had followed
through
life had been met with a series of
closed doors. 0ver the
years,
judging from the shape of her beak
many of these doors had been
slammed
in her face.
Despite these setbacks,Sachiko
had still managed
to become a
success in Hiroshima-shi.It was
evident
that these ten keys had worked a
miracle for Sachiko.
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 Sachiko and the rest of the party
group were quiet
when Yoko,Setsuko
and Kyoko announced the first key
to
her success.
''Always be full of hot air"
Sachiko had devoted much of her
life to achieving
this goal. Those
who knew her agreed that she was
definitely full of
it.
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 The second key of success was
''Stay young"
Sachiko maintained her youthful
appearance by
following a strict
exercise program. her favorite
activity seemed to be
jogging to the
refrigerator.
Unfortunately, staying young
was
difficult after 45 birthday
celebrations. In fact,
lighting the
candles on her birthday cake was
considered a fire hazard for
Sachiko
and everyone else present at
the party.
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 Believing that
"No mountain is too hard to climb"
was another component of the success
formula for Sachiko.
Anyone who had ever seen Sachiko
demolish a
mountain of ice cream
topped with whipped cream and a
cherry realized the
truth of this
statement. She could whittle it down
in seconds.
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 The fourth key was a critical
factor in making Sachiko the success She
is.
''Surround yourself with intelligent,
responsible
people"
Sachiko always kept snapshots of
her trusted friends in her wallet.
Come to think of it, that was about
all you could ever find in her
wallet !
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 The excitement of the party
had almost been too much for
everyone. They
decided to briefly
interrupt this spell-binding
''Success Story'' and have
Sachiko open
her many gifts.
Nobody had trouble buying Sachiko
a present. After
all, what can't
you buy for a man who needs
everything?
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 After watching Sachiko open her
gifts, the anxious
crowd was eager
to hear the fifth key to her
success. It was
Don't be a horse's... behind.
Unfortunately, Sachiko couldn't
help herself. It was just her
nature.
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 The saga of Sachiko continued. The
next key to her success was
''Enjoy the sweet things in life.''
There are many sweet things in
life: the presence of a
wonderful
companion, adventure-filled vacations
and lots of money.
Whenever Sachiko wanted to enjoy
sweet things,she went to her pantry.
This was the only source of sweet
things for Sachiko.
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 The seventh key was vitally
important for social climbers like
Sachiko:
"Don't forget from whence
you came.''
On her long climb up the ladder
of success, Sachiko never once forgot
her roots. She was so very proud of
all her ancestors.
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 To really be successful, you must
''Only play games you can win.''
Talented individuals like Sachiko
pride themselves
on their athletic
and business prowess. Very few
adults had ever beaten
Sachiko at any
of her favorite games. Everybody
knew he would have a temper tantrum
if they did.
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 ''Blow your own horn''
was certainly another vital part of
her success formula.
Everyone agreed that if Sachiko
didn't blow her own horn, nobody
would do it for her. In fact, she
kept stacks of horns and
whistles
handy for all the important moments
in her life. Sachiko would do almost
anything to call attention
to
herself !
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 Sachiko always maintained that, to be
successful, you
must
''Picture yourself as you want to be.''
Sachiko thought that once she was
successful, her portrait would be
hung in the homes of all of her
friends.
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 Dear Sachiko:
Now you know the ten keys to
the success in your life. We
had
originally planned to have you say a
few words, but we remembered
that
brevity is not one of your ten keys.
Congratulations on yet another
"successful'' year. Happy
Birthday!
Etsuko Sasaki
December 1, 2007
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