Win what?
The important thing in this life and 'helping others win , even if it means slowing down and changing our course.
A few years ago, the Paralympic Games in Seattle, nine athletes, all mentally or physically disabled people were ready on the starting line of 100 meters. At the firing of the gun, the race began, not all running, but with the desire to get there and win. While running, a small boy fell on the pavement, did a few somersaults and started crying. The other eight heard the boy cry. They slowed down and looked back.
They stopped and turned back ... every one of them.
A girl with Down Syndrome sat down next to him and began kissing him and saying: "Now you're better?". Then, all nine embraced and walked to the finish line. Everyone in the stadium stood, and the applause went on for several minutes ... People were still telling the story.
Why?
Because inside we know that the important thing in life is to win over to themselves.
Taken from: Journal of Cannibals
Gino
am on February 15 2010 @ 04:44
Nice story, too bad it never happened (the Paralympics have never held in Seattle)
Antonella
am on February 17 2010 @ 14:07
... The fact that it never happened, dear Gino, does not mean that somewhere, at something, could not have happened. After all, we organize games with the kids when we say that winning is not enough if you have not done their best by giving the maximum and you have not played "clean"?.
Crunk to all
Antonella
Gino
am on April 4, 2010 @ 00:29
Yes, definitely somewhere might have been something like that. So why 'who first told the story has it due place in another event?
I have nothing against the use of narrative events never happened for educational purposes (it seems that the lupettismo is based on this ...) but it is important not to pass off as true stories never happened.