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" The boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true

love and humanity into this world " .

" A wise man once said every society is judged by how

it treats it's least fortunate amongst them. "

---Great message!!!

'sai bless u'

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--- Lalita Rao <lalita9 wrote:

 

> What would you do?....you make the choice. Don't

> look for a punch line,

> there isn't one. Read it anyway. My question is:

> Would you have made the

> same choice?

>

> At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves

> learning-disabled children,

> the father of one of the students delivered a speech

> that would never be

> forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the

> school and its dedicated

> staff, he offered a question: " When not interfered

> with by outside

> influences, everything nature does is done with

> perfection. Yet my son,

> Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He

> cannot understand things

> as other children do. Where is the natural order of

> things in my son? "

>

> The audience was stilled by the query.

>

> The father continued. " I believe that when a child

> like Shay, physically and

> mentally handicapped comes into the world, an

> opportunity to realize true

> human nature presents itself, and it comes in the

> way other people treat

> that child. "

>

> Then he told the following story:

>

> Shay and his father had walked past a park where

> some boys Shay knew were

> playing baseball. Shay asked, " Do you think they'll

> let me play? " Shay's

> father knew that most of the boys would not want

> someone like Shay on their

> team, but the father also understood t hat if his

> son were allowed to play,

> it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging

> and some confidence to be

> accepted by others in spite of his handicaps.

>

> Shay's father approached one of the boys on the

> field and asked (not

> expecting much) if Shay could play. The boy looked

> around for guidance and

> said, " We're losing by six runs and the game is in

> the eighth inning. I

> guess he can be on our team and we'll try to put him

> in to bat in the ninth

> inning. "

>

> Shay struggled over to the team's bench and, with a

> broad smile, put on a

> team shirt. His Father watched with a small tear in

> his eye and warmth in

> his heart. The boys saw the father's joy at his son

> being accepted. In the

> bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a

> few runs but was still

> behind by three. In the top of the ninth inning,

> Shay put on a glove and

> played in the right field. Even though no hits came

> his way, he was

> obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on the

> field, grinning from

> ear to ear as his father waved to him from the

> stands. In the bottom of the

> ninth inning, Shay's team scored again. Now, with

> two outs and the bases

> loaded, the potential winning run was on base and

> Shay was scheduled to be

> next at bat.

>

> At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away

> their chance to win the

> game? Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat Everyone

> knew that a hit was all

> but impossible because Shay didn't even know how to

> hold the bat properly,

> much less connect with the ball.

>

> However, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the

> pitcher, recognizing that the

> other team was putting winning aside for this moment

> in Shay's life, moved

> in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay

> could at least make

> contact. The first pitch c ame and Shay swung

> clumsily and missed. The

> pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the

> ball softly towards Shay.

> As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit

> a slow ground ball

> right back to the pitcher.

>

> The game would now be over. The pitcher picked up

> the soft grounder and

> could have easily thrown the ball to the first

> baseman. Shay would have been

> out and that would have been the end of the game.

>

> Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the

> first baseman's head, out

> of reach of all team mates. Everyone from the stands

> and both teams started

> yelling, " Shay, run to first! Run to first! " Never

> in his life had Shay ever

> run that far, but he made it to first base. He

> scampered down the baseline,

> wide-eyed and startled.

>

> Everyone yelled, " Run to second, run to second! "

> Catching his breath, Shay

> awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and

> struggling to make it to the

> base. By the time Shay rounded towards second base,

> the right fielder had

> the b all ... the smallest guy on their team who now

> had his first chance to

> be the hero for his team. He could have thrown the

> ball to the

> second-baseman for the tag, but he understood the

> pitcher's intentions so

> he, too, intentionally threw the ball high and far

> over the third-baseman's

> head. Shay ran toward third base deliriously as the

> runners ahead of him

> circled the bases toward home.

>

> All were screaming, " Shay, Shay, Shay, all the Way

> Shay "

>

> Shay reached third base because the opposing

> shortstop ran to help him by

> turning him in the direction of third base, and

> shouted, " Run to third!

> Shay, run to third! "

>

> As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams, and

> the spectators, were on

> their feet screaming, " Shay, run home ! Run home! "

> Shay ran to home, stepped

> on the plate, and was cheered as the hero who hit

> the grand slam and won the

> game for his team.

>

> " That day " , said the father softly with tears now

> rolling down his face,

> " the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of

> true love and humanity

> into this world " .

>

> Shay didn't make it to another summer. He died that

> winter, having never

> forgotten being the hero and making his father so

> happy, and coming home and

> seeing his Mother tearfully embrace her little hero

> of the day!

>

> A wise man once said every society is judged by how

> it treats it's least

> fortunate amongst them.

>

>

> --

> With warm regards,

>

> Lalita

>

 

 

 

 

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Thank you. Extremely revealing and so beautiful. Touches your heart so

deeply.

 

Indira

 

> " Lalita Rao " <lalita9

>

> What would you do???

>Sat, 10 Mar 2007 18:30:25 +0530

>

>What would you do?....you make the choice. Don't look for a punch line,

>there isn't one. Read it anyway. My question is: Would you have made the

>same choice?

>

>At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves learning-disabled

>children,

>the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be

>forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated

>staff, he offered a question: " When not interfered with by outside

>influences, everything nature does is done with perfection. Yet my son,

>Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot understand things

>as other children do. Where is the natural order of things in my son? "

>

>The audience was stilled by the query.

>

>The father continued. " I believe that when a child like Shay, physically

>and

>mentally handicapped comes into the world, an opportunity to realize true

>human nature presents itself, and it comes in the way other people treat

>that child. "

>

>Then he told the following story:

>

>Shay and his father had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were

>playing baseball. Shay asked, " Do you think they'll let me play? " Shay's

>father knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their

>team, but the father also understood t hat if his son were allowed to play,

>it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence to

>be

>accepted by others in spite of his handicaps.

>

>Shay's father approached one of the boys on the field and asked (not

>expecting much) if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance and

>said, " We're losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I

>guess he can be on our team and we'll try to put him in to bat in the ninth

>inning. "

>

>Shay struggled over to the team's bench and, with a broad smile, put on a

>team shirt. His Father watched with a small tear in his eye and warmth in

>his heart. The boys saw the father's joy at his son being accepted. In the

>bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but was still

>behind by three. In the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and

>played in the right field. Even though no hits came his way, he was

>obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on the field, grinning from

>ear to ear as his father waved to him from the stands. In the bottom of the

>ninth inning, Shay's team scored again. Now, with two outs and the bases

>loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was scheduled to be

>next at bat.

>

>At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win

>the

>game? Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat Everyone knew that a hit was all

>but impossible because Shay didn't even know how to hold the bat properly,

>much less connect with the ball.

>

>However, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher, recognizing that the

>other team was putting winning aside for this moment in Shay's life, moved

>in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay could at least make

>contact. The first pitch c ame and Shay swung clumsily and missed. The

>pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards

>Shay.

>As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball

>right back to the pitcher.

>

>The game would now be over. The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and

>could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman. Shay would have

>been

>out and that would have been the end of the game.

>

>Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the first baseman's head,

>out

>of reach of all team mates. Everyone from the stands and both teams started

>yelling, " Shay, run to first! Run to first! " Never in his life had Shay

>ever

>run that far, but he made it to first base. He scampered down the baseline,

>wide-eyed and startled.

>

>Everyone yelled, " Run to second, run to second! " Catching his breath, Shay

>awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and struggling to make it to the

>base. By the time Shay rounded towards second base, the right fielder had

>the b all ... the smallest guy on their team who now had his first chance

>to

>be the hero for his team. He could have thrown the ball to the

>second-baseman for the tag, but he understood the pitcher's intentions so

>he, too, intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third-baseman's

>head. Shay ran toward third base deliriously as the runners ahead of him

>circled the bases toward home.

>

>All were screaming, " Shay, Shay, Shay, all the Way Shay "

>

>Shay reached third base because the opposing shortstop ran to help him by

>turning him in the direction of third base, and shouted, " Run to third!

>Shay, run to third! "

>

>As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams, and the spectators, were

>on

>their feet screaming, " Shay, run home ! Run home! " Shay ran to home,

>stepped

>on the plate, and was cheered as the hero who hit the grand slam and won

>the

>game for his team.

>

> " That day " , said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face,

> " the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity

>into this world " .

>

>Shay didn't make it to another summer. He died that winter, having never

>forgotten being the hero and making his father so happy, and coming home

>and

>seeing his Mother tearfully embrace her little hero of the day!

>

>A wise man once said every society is judged by how it treats it's least

>fortunate amongst them.

>

>

>--

>With warm regards,

>

>Lalita

 

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