Maybe you have see this before, it was new to me and I wanted to share
it with you..
A few years ago, at the Seattle Special Olympics, nine contestants, all
physically or mentally disabled, assembled at the starting line for
the100-yard dash. At the gun, they all started out, not exactly in a
dash, but with a relish to run the race to the finish and win.
All, that is, except one little boy who stumbled on the asphalt, tumbled over
a couple of times, and began to cry. The other eight heard the boy
cry. They slowed down and looked back. Then they all turned around
and went back......every one of them. One girl with Down's Syndrome
bent down and kissed him and said, "This will make it better."
Then all nine linked arms and walked together to the finish line. Everyone
in the stadium stood, and the cheering went on for several minutes.
People who were there are still telling the story.
Why?
Because deep down we know this one thing: What matters in this life
is more than winning for ourselves. What matters in this life is
helping others win, even if it means slowing down and changing our
course.
"A candle loses nothing by lighting another
candle"