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| Article Time Stamp: 11 October 2001, 14:53:24 GMT+7 | |
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Have we climbed the ladder of success while stepping on other people?
Can we be all winners?
This is a very heart warming short story and it would be all or us
could cultivate....
And they call some of these people "retarded"...
A few years ago, at the Seattle Special Olympics, 9 contestants all
physically or mentally disabled, assembled at the starting line for
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 8 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 9 linked arms and walked together to the finish line.
Everyone in the stadium stood, the cheering went on 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"
So what will you do?
Pass it on or ignore it?
You decide.