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Inspirational
Stories
The
Finish Line
The following was shared by
Diane Berke on Course magazine:
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.
-Original Source Unknown
The Most Caring Child
Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest
he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find
the most caring child. The winner was a four- year-old child,
whose next-door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had
recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little
boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap
and just sat there. When his mother asked him what he had
said to the neighbor, the little boy said, "Nothing,
I just helped him cry."
-Ellen Kreidman
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Cosmos
of Happiness
