The Turn of an Idea

From the Book: Serendipity....(quoted)
"There's an interesting 'unusual' story about Thomas Edison.
It is said that he had at the entrance to his home and on the fence that surrounded it a heavy, clumsy gate.
One of his friends often wondered about that gate and why a man of his standing would put up with such an unattractive gate on his property.
One day he ventured to ask about it and to suggest casually that Edison get something more modern and easier to open and close.
Mr. Edison looked at him with a twinkle in his eye...
"Come," he said, " let me show you something."
He showed him how the big gate was geared-in with a pumping contraption and said, "You see, every man who comes to see me and opens or shuts the gate automatically pumps a gallon of water into a tank on my roof."

....Proverbs 18:15 LB says...."The intelligent man(or woman) is always open to NEW IDEAS. In fact, he looks for them."