Subject: Linked Together {Insp}
From: Unicorn (unicorn@indenial.com)
Date: Mon Oct 02 2000 - 03:11:39 EDT
"Linked Together"
{author unknown}
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 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. 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."
All nine linked arms and walked across the
finish line together.
Everyone in the stadium stood, and the cheering
went on for several minutes. People who were
here 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 truly matters in this life is helping others
win, even if it means slowing down and changing
our course.
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