Thoughts That Touch My Heart

One of my Facebook friends posted this Marine story. This is one of the reasons I love Facebook! ... A Marine Corps sergeant took a new job as a high school teacher. Just before the school year started, he injured his back. He was required to wear a plaster cast around the upper part of his body. Fortunately, the cast fit under his shirt and wasn't noticeable.

On the first day of class, he found himself assigned to the toughest students in the school. The smart-alec punks, having already heard the new teacher was a Marine, were leery of him and he knew they would be testing his discipline in the classroom. Walking confidently into the rowdy classroom and not saying a word, the Marine opened the window wide and sat down at his desk. When a strong breeze made his tie flap, he pulled the staple gun from his briefcase and stapled the tie to his chest. Dead silence.... He had no trouble with discipline the rest of the year.