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Inspirational
Stories
I'm
Flying!
Once upon a
time there was a little boy who was raised in an orphanage.
The little boy had always wished that he could fly like a
bird. It was very difficult for him to understand why he could
not fly. There were birds at the zoo that were much bigger
than he, and they could fly. "Why can't I?" he thought.
"Is there something wrong with me?" he wondered.
There was another little boy who was
crippled. He had always wished that he could walk and run
like other little boys and girls. "Why can't I be like
them?" he thought.
One day the little orphan boy, who
had wanted to fly like a bird, ran away from the orphanage.
He came upon a park where he saw the little boy, who could
not walk or run, playing in the sandbox.
He ran over to the little boy and asked
him if he had ever wanted to fly like a bird.
"No," said the little boy
who could not walk or run. "But I have wondered what
it would be like to walk and run like other boys and girls."
"That is very sad," said
the little boy who wanted to fly. "Do you think we could
be friends?" he said to the little boy in the sandbox.
"Sure," said the little boy.
The two little boys played for hours.
They made sand castles and made really funny sounds with their
mouths. Sounds which made them laugh real hard. Then the little
boy's father came with a wheelchair to pick up his son. The
little boy who had always wanted to fly ran over to the boy's
father and whispered something into his ear.
"That would be OK," said
the man.
The little boy who had always wanted
to fly like a bird ran over to his new friend and said, "You
are my only friend and I wish that there was something that
I could do to make you walk and run like other little boys
and girls. But I can't. But there is something that I can
do for you."
The little orphan boy turned around
and told his new friend to slide up onto his back. He then
began to run across the grass. Faster and faster he ran, carrying
the little crippled boy on his back. Faster and harder he
ran across the park. Harder and harder he made his legs travel.
Soon the wind just whistled across the two little boys' faces.
The little boy's father began to cry
as he watched his beautiful little crippled son flapping his
arms up and down in the wind, all the while yelling at the
top of his voice,
"I'M FLYING, DADDY. I'M FLYING!"
- Roger Dean Kiser, Sr.
THE CROSS
The young man was at the end of his rope.
Seeing no way out, he dropped to his knees in prayer. "Lord,
I can't go on," he said."I have too heavy a cross
to bear." The Lord replied, "My son, if you can't
bear its weight, just place your cross inside this room. Then,
open that other door and pick out any cross you wish."
The man was filled with relief. "Thank you, Lord,"
he sighed, and did as he was told. Upon entering the other
door, he saw many crosses, some so large the tops were not
visible. Then, he spotted a tiny cross leaning against a far
wall. "I'd like that one, Lord," he whispered. And
the Lord replied, " My son, that is the cross you just
brought in."
When life's problems seem overwhelming, it
helps to look around and see what other people are coping
with. You may consider yourself far more fortunate than you
imagined.
YOUR CROSS
Whatever your cross, whatever your pain,
There will always be sunshine after the rain.
Perhaps you may stumble, perhaps even fall,
But God's always there to help through it all.
- Author Unknown
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