Six Feet Four Inches

Hey friends,

One thing which everyone have to ask me is something to do with my height. I am 6'4", in other words 194cms. My dad is 6'2" and my elder brother is 6"3. So, I am the tallest kid in the family, being the middle child. When people see me after a long time, they say funny things like "stop growing now" or "how's the air up there?" It's a lot of fun teasing people because I always tell them "It's not me who's grown taller, it's you who has grown shorter!" Tit for tat!

Anyways, I was pleasantly surprised to read this report which basically says that taller people are likely to make more money, get better job opportunities and stand out as leaders. I had read this report earlier somewhere, but I read it again since I just started a new job. I began to think whether my height may have played a factor in my boss choosing to hire me. Would a shorter person have an advantage over me? I see the people in my company and 8 out of ten people are fairly tall, although not as tall as me!

My height is something I am proud of, and many people are impressed. They ask me the secret of being tall, and I tell them one thing: chocolate milk! That is the only thing I can think of which may have contributed to my growing the tallest in the family since I was addicted to chocolate milk!

Mansur