Learn to Pay Attention!

As this arrived in an email, I have absolutely no clue who wrote it. However, it is great. If it is yours, please let me know as you deserve props for this.

First-year students at NC State's Vet school were receiving their first

anatomy class, with a real dead cow. They all gathered around the surgery

table with the body covered with a white sheet. The professor started the

class by telling them, "In Veterinary Medicine it is necessary to have two

important qualities as a doctor: The first is that you not be disgusted by

anything involving the animal body". For an example, the Professor pulled

back the sheet, stuck his finger in the butt of the dead cow, withdrew it

and stuck it in his mouth.. "Go ahead and do the same thing," he told his

20 students.

The students freaked out, hesitated for several minutes. But eventually

took turns sticking a finger in the butt of the dead cow and sucking on it.

When everyone finished, the Professor looked at them and said, "The second

most important quality is observation. I stuck in my middle finger and

sucked on my index finger. Now learn to pay attention. Life's tough, it's

even tougher if you're stupid."