(a must read exceptional real life story) TOUCH A LIFE ! One stormy night many years ago,an elderly man and his wife entered the lobby of a small hotel in Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the rain, the couple approached the front desk hoping to get some shelter for thenight. “Could you possibly give us a room here?” The husband asked the clerk, a friendly man with a winning smile, looked at the couple and explained that there were three conventions in town.“All of our rooms are taken,”the clerk said. “But I cant send a nice couple like you out into the rain at one Oclock in the morning. Would you Perhaps BeWilling To Sleep In My Room? Its not exactly a suite, but it will be good enough to make you folks comfortable for the Night. When the couple declined, the young man pressed on. So the couple agreed. As he paid his bill the next morning, the elderly man said to the clerk,“ You are the Kind of manager who should be the boss of the best hotel in the United States. Maybe someday Ill build one for you. The clerk looked at them and smile. As they drove away, the elderly couple agreed that the helpful clerk was indeed exceptional in Hospitality! Two years Passed! The clerk had almost forgotten the incident when he received a letter from the Old man asking him to pay them a visit. The Old man met him in New York, and led him to the corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th Street. He then pointed to a great new building there: “That,” said the older man,“is the hotel I have just built for you to manage.” The older mans name was William Waldorf Astor, and the magnificent structure was the original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The young clerk who became its first manager was George C. Boldt.This young clerk never forsaw theturn of events that would lead him to become the manager of one of the worlds most glamorous hotels.“We are not to turn our backs on those who are in need, for we might be entertaining angels” ! Life is more accurately measured by the livesyou touch than...
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