Conference taveng::bagels

1476.0. "It's time to say SHOLOM" by ROCCER::LIFLAND () Fri Oct 27 1995 16:54

	   It is with great sadness that I announce my voluntary departure from 
	Digital today. Eight years ago I joined DEC with the intent building
	efficient information systems until I retired. I now leave Digital 
	with some regret for not being able to complete what I had hoped to. 
	Having survived countless reorganizations and headcount reductions, I 
	am amazed at what a long and strange trip this has been.

	   As I move on to another opportunity, I would like leave with these 
	few words of praise. Both DEC and Digital's strength has always been 
	it's people. Both the employees past and present and it's customers 
	who believed in our products. Of the many I have meet during my stay, 
	there are very few that I would not be delighted to break bread with. 
	I have been enriched during my stay by having worked with people of 
	many different backgrounds, life styles, races, religions, gender, and 
	philosophies. Not once has these differences interfered with the 
	professionalism of the TEAM. Most of all, I am grateful for the	
	tolerance afforded me, even when I sometimes sounded like a lecturing 
	professor. Despite all our problems, we were a TEAM. 

	I wish all those remaining well. 
	May all your projects complete successfully. 
	May the politics of the moment disappear as the morning dew 
		to a bright sunny day. 
	May the rains of despair occur only while you sleep, 
		leaving flowers and singing birds to your awakening. 
	May the happiness you seek find you.


	And for those of you who know me for my quotes I leave you with one 
	final one which guided me these past few months.
		"If I am not for myself, who is for me? 
		 And if I am for myself, who am I? 
		 And if not now, when?"
				[Rabbi Hillel]



						See you on the net,
							Mark Lifland 183285
							[email protected]