Stop and think

[Ali Mazaheri nezhad]

advice...
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This was sent to me by a friend. It really makes you
stop and think.

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And they call some of these people "retarded"...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.
"A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle."
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[Soroush Ebrahimi]

They are not retarded!! (Perhaps we are!!??)

A lot of Down syndrome kids are regarded as retarded - OK their brains don't
work as fast as the average in the community, but they are full of LOVE!

Good healing to you all
Soroush