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What Matters? 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 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. 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.” All nine linked arms
and walked across the finish line together. 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 truly matters in this life is helping others in their race, even if
it means slowing down and changing our course.
Family Aid Project and
its volunteers are committed to doing whatever possible but, with your
help, arm in arm, we can do more. It often doesn’t take much to lift
someone in need and God will bless you with joy unspeakable!
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