Re: RC: Fw: the finish line.....

[Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>]

I LOVE IT!!!!!!
Bette

Visions of the Wind wrote:

> A few years ago, at the 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, and 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.
>
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