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    sweet story

    What a nice email to get from a friend.

    "It is, I believe, about being kind and showing faith in what is part of someone else's reality, that they may have lessons to learn or to teach others." r.m.

    What would you do?
    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 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 that if his son were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging. Shay's father approached one of the boys on the field and asked if Shay could play.

    The boy looked around for guidance and, getting none, he took matters into his own hands 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."

    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 outfield.

    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, 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 'cause 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 moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay could at least be able to make contact.

    The first pitch came 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 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 took the ball and turned and threw the ball on a high arc to right field, far beyond the reach of the first baseman.

    Everyone started yelling, "Shay, run to first! Run to first!"

    Never in his life had Shay ever made it to first base. He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled.

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

    By the time Shay rounded first base, the right fielder had the ball.

    He could have thrown the ball to the second-baseman for the tag, but he understood the pitcher's intentions and intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third-baseman's head.

    Shay ran toward second base as the runners ahead of him deliriously circled the bases toward home.

    Shay reached second base, the opposing shortstop ran to him, turned him in the direction of third base, and shouted, "Run to third!"

    As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams were screaming, "Shay, 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."


    The Father's letter is for you. His ways are higher than ours. It takes time to grow a seed and bear good fruit. Rebuke the devourer. The battle is the Lord's and He will be victorious.


    If that makes me crazy then that's okay.
    Reverence for the Father and his instructions outweighs all else.
    In all directions, love one another give us grace for agreement with Your will.
    Leaving all else behind us.
    I love you God; show me the real truth not idols.
    Pleading the blood on life and the world all over.
    so be it.

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    Nice story.

    I don't know if that story is true, but as a father of a special ed child myself I have very often been quite surprised by how nice and understanding "normal" children have been with my son. You think about how cruel kids can be, and some of them have been, but the vast majority that I have observed have indeed been tolerant and kind and sometimes even loving.

    I know because of it my son's self esteem is extremely high. He has the confidence to believe that he can do anything that anybody else can do.
    Alright
    Tap the lightpole and we'll be jammin all night
    And ain't nobody callin' the cops
    'Cause everybody's here freakin', if they're older they're doin the rock
    And every block from all around
    Comes runnin' to the park when they hear the sound
    And soon the word's spreadin' through our part of town
    "Yo, 40 Park y'all, Jam-On's gettin down"
    Yeah...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cozmo D
    Nice story.

    I don't know if that story is true, but as a father of a special ed child myself I have very often been quite surprised by how nice and understanding "normal" children have been with my son. You think about how cruel kids can be, and some of them have been, but the vast majority that I have observed have indeed been tolerant and kind and sometimes even loving.

    I know because of it my son's self esteem is extremely high. He has the confidence to believe that he can do anything that anybody else can do.
    The truth factor is questionable.
    Growing up, my aunt/downs syn., a few yrs. older than me, were close. The compassion it teaches is immeasurable.
    In H.S., the most confident and loving person I knew was blind. What a great attitude he had probably 'cause his parents rocked.
    Another friend's children are all three asperger's and the absolute deft parenting it requires to care for a special needs child is awe inspiring. When my youngest was three and in child care, she was The One who reached out to my girl. I'll always love her for that knowing she is a truly special person.
    Yet with all the negative news, it's great to hear good news and spread it around. Thanks for your testimony Coz. It's a credit to you and your wife that your son has that self-esteem and can do attitude.

    A bad attitude just pollutes all the gifts in the world.
    blessed are the peacemakers
    The Father's letter is for you. His ways are higher than ours. It takes time to grow a seed and bear good fruit. Rebuke the devourer. The battle is the Lord's and He will be victorious.


    If that makes me crazy then that's okay.
    Reverence for the Father and his instructions outweighs all else.
    In all directions, love one another give us grace for agreement with Your will.
    Leaving all else behind us.
    I love you God; show me the real truth not idols.
    Pleading the blood on life and the world all over.
    so be it.

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    From Outta Space! Cozmo D's Avatar
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    Thanx, and thanx for posting it.
    Alright
    Tap the lightpole and we'll be jammin all night
    And ain't nobody callin' the cops
    'Cause everybody's here freakin', if they're older they're doin the rock
    And every block from all around
    Comes runnin' to the park when they hear the sound
    And soon the word's spreadin' through our part of town
    "Yo, 40 Park y'all, Jam-On's gettin down"
    Yeah...

    Jam-On Productions:Website Forum

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    wow. i really needed that about now - thanks for sharing. That's like some ABC Aftaskool material!

    It's pretty easy for kids acquire an aversion to something due to a single bad experience. But the opposite is true also - those other kids just may have helped make a baseball fan for life.

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