> Subject: Retarded or Truly Special People?
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> And they call some of these people "retarded"...
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> A few years ago, at the Seattle Special Olympics, nine contestants, all physically or mentally disabled, assembled at the starting line for the
> 100-yard dash.
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> 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.
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> All, that is, except one little boy who stumbled on the asphalt, tumbled over a couple of times, and began to cry.
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> 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.
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> One girl with Down's Syndrome bent down and kissed him and said, "This will make it better."
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> Then all nine linked arms and walked together to the finish line.
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> Everyone in the stadium stood, and the cheering went on for several minutes. People who were there are still telling the story. Why?
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> Because deep down we know this one thing: What matters in this life is more than winning for ourselves.
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> What matters in this life is helping others win, even if it means slowing down and changing our course.
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> If you pass this on, we may be able to change our hearts as well as someone else's...............
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> "A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle"
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> So what ya gonna do? pass it on or delete it
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