Some time ago, at the Seattle Olympics, nine athletes, all mentally or physically challenged, were standing on the start line for the 100 m 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 eight heard him crying. They slowed down and looked behind them. 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….
Feel the innocence of the children…Were they not aware of the rewards each would have got after completing the race…Why did they stopped…. They stopped because the hour needed them to stop. They stopped because they thought it was the right thing to do. They stopped because they wanted to win.
Deep down inside us, we all know that sometimes, the most important thing in life is much more than winning for ourselves. Let us all try to live life to the fullest, and in the right essence....
2 comments:
Awesome!! Where did u get this story from?
Well, I don't know exactly but its one of the story from my collections
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