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 A few years ago, at the Click on
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Seattle Special
Olympics,
nine contestants, all
physically or mentally disabled, assembled at the starting line for the
100-yard dash. At the gun, they all started out, not exactly
in a dash, but
with a relish to run the race to the finish and win.
All, that is, except one
little boy who stumbled on the asphalt, tumbled over a couple of times,
and began to cry. The other eight heard the boy cry. They slowed down and
looked back. Then they all turned around and went back......every one of
them. One girl with Down's Syndrome bent down and kissed him and said,
"This will make it better." Then all nine linked arms and walked together
to the finish line.
Everyone in the stadium stood,
the cheering went on for several minutes. People who were there are still
telling the story,,,. Why? Because deep down we know this one thing: What
matters in this life is more than winning for ourselves. What matters in
this life is helping others win, even if it means slowing down and
changing our course.
If you pass this
on,
we may be able to change our
hearts as well as someone else's.
"A candle loses nothing by
lighting another candle"
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