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The Race
The Importance Of Friendship
Some time ago at the Seattle Olympics, 9 athletes, all mentally or physically challenged
were standing at the start line for the 100m race.
The gun fired and the race began.
Not everyone was running but everyone wanted to participate and win.
They ran in
threes.
A boy tripped and fell, did a few somersaults and started crying The other
8 heard him, slowed down and looked behind.
They stopped and came back – all of them.
A girl with Down's Syndrome sat down next to him, hugged him and asked, "Feeling
better now?"
Then all nine walked shoulder to shoulder to the finish line.
The whole
crowd stood up and applauded and the applause lasted a very long time.
People who
witnessed it still talk about it.
WHY?
Because deep down inside us we all know that
the most important thing in life is much more than winning for ourselves.
The most important thing in this life is to help others win even if that means slowing down and changing our own race.
A candle loses nothing if it is used to light another candle.
True friendship is
like sound health. The value is seldom known until it is lost.
Hold a true friend
with both hands.
We all walk different paths in life but no matter where we go we
take a little of each other everywhere.
Friends are God's way of taking care of us
Strangers are just friends waiting to happen