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"My Birthday Surprise"
was created especially for
Satoshi Mikami
from
Fuyumi
November 20, 2002 |
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Yes, it was birthday time
again, November 20th. Satoshi
Mikami of Yamanote, had reached yet
another major plateau in his life-age 38.
Satoshi was a high flier, a
born leader, and a man of many
accomplishments. There was no
doubt about it-Satoshi was a
legend in his own mind. |
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Taka, Souta and Kazu had
planned a big birthday bash for
Satoshi this year. Hand-written
invitations had been sent to all
his friends.
Fortunately for Taka, Souta
and Kazu, the job had been very
easy. Only a few invitations had
to be written. |
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Taka, Souta and Kazu had spent
a lot of time developing a theme
for this special birthday party.
It was
Satoshi Mikami
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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Taka, Souta and Kazu started his success story
by explaining that the path Satoshi had followed
through life had been met with a series of closed doors.
Over the years, judging from the shape of his
beak, many of these doors had been slammed
in his face.
Despite these setbacks, Satoshi had still managed
to become a success in Yamanote. It was evident
that these ten keys had worked a miracle for Satoshi. |
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Satoshi and the rest of the
party group were quiet when Taka,
Souta and Kazu announced the first
key to his success.
"Always be full of hot air."
Satoshi had devoted much of his
life to achieving this goal. Those
who knew him agreed that he was
definitely full of it. |
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The second key of success was
"Stay young."
Satoshi maintained his youthful appearance by
following a strict exercise program.
His favorite activity seemed to be jogging to the
refrigerator.
Unfortunately, staying young was difficult after
38 birthday celebrations. In fact, lighting the candles
on his birthday cake was considered a fire hazard
for Satoshi 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 Satoshi.
Anyone who had ever seen Satoshi demolish
a mountain of ice cream topped with whipped cream
and a cherry realized the truth of this statement.
He could whittle it down in seconds. |
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The fourth key was critical factor in making
Satoshi the success he is.
"Surround yourself with intelligent,
responsible people."
Satoshi always kept snapshots of his trusted
friends in his wallet. Come to think of it,
that was about all you could ever find in his
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 Satoshi
open his many gifts.
Nobody had trouble buying
Satoshi a present. After all, what
can't you buy for a man who need everything? |
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After watching Satoshi open
his gifts, the anxious crowd was
eager to hear the fifth key to his
success. It was
Don't be a horse's…behind.
Unfortunately, Satoshi
couldn't help himself. It was just
his nature. |
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The saga of Satoshi continued.
The next key to his 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 wanted to enjoy sweet things,
he went to his pantry. This was the only sauce of
sweet things for Satoshi. |
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The seventh key was vitally
important for social climbers like Satoshi:
"Don't forget from whence you came"
On his long climb up the ladder
of success, Satoshi never once
forgot his roots. He was so very
proud of all his ancestors. |
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To really be successful, you must
"Only play games you can win."
Talented individuals like Satoshi pride themselves
on their athletic and business prowess.
Very few adults had ever beaten Satoshi at any
of his 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
his success formula.
Everyone agreed that if Satoshi
didn't blow his own horn, nobody
would do it for him. In fact, he
kept stacks of horns and whistles
handy for all the important moments
in his life. Satoshi would do almost
anything to call attention to himself! |
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Satoshi always maintained that, to be
successful, you must
"Picture yourself as you want to be."
Satoshi thought that once he was
successful, his portrait would be
hung in the homes of all of his friends. |
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Dear Satoshi:
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!
Fuyumi
November 20,2002 |
