Les Aspin 2010 President Celebrates Birthday today.

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Congratulations Ronald Wanyama, the Group wishes you well.

 Below is Wanyama's communication to all of us on his Birthday.l

Dear colleagues,

Today is my birth day. It is a very special day that is marked by celebrations. But in some cases, the work pressures make it difficult for one to celebrate properly. I am one person who does not believe in post poning things to a later day. Indeed I would have wished to have all of you to join me in marking this day.

Today, very early in the morning, I received a gracious call from my mom, wishing me a happy birthday. She reminded me of how happy she was the day I was born and how her mother was at hand to receive me. She concluded by telling me to share whatever I have with friends on this great day. I wondered what to do since I have alot of work pending on my desk, ranging from drafting speeches to formulating strategies to prevent corruption in various sectors of our economy. I then said to myself that I have special friends who I can share with a story that teaches what my mom told me to do, a story that teaches us not to be too greedy. And the story goes like this:
   
''A Holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and said, 'Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like.'
The Lord led the holy man to two doors.
He opened one of the doors and the holy man looked in.
In the middle of the room was a large round table.
In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew,
which smelled delicious and made the holy man's mouth water.
The people sitting around the table were thin and sickly.
They appeared to be famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles that were strapped to their arms and each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful.
But because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths.
The holy man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering.
The Lord said, 'You have seen Hell. They went to the next room and opened the door. It was exactly the same as the first one.
There was the large round table with the large pot of stew which made the holy man's mouth water.
The people were equipped with the same long-handled spoons, but here the people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking.
The holy man said, 'I don't understand.
'It is simple,' said the Lord. 'It requires but one skill.
You see, they have learned to feed each other.
The greedy think only of themselves.'
When Jesus died on the cross, he was thinking of you.''

Remember colleagues that I would have wanted to share my spoon with you. But it was not possible today. Next time, God willing, I will invite all of you to share my spoon with you.

God bless all of you abundantly on this special day.

With love,

Ronald.