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Irishdenis
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« on: October 14, 2007, 01:48:03 PM »

What would you do?...you make the choice. Don't look for a punch line,
> >there isn't one. Read it anyway. My question is: Would you have made the
> >same choice?
> >
> >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,
> >ph ysically and mentally handicapped 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 and
> >some confidence to be accepted by others in spite of his handicaps.
> >
> >Shay's father approached one of the boys on the field and asked (not
> >expecting much) if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance
> >and said, 'We're losing by six runs and the g ame 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.'
> >
> >Shay struggled over to the team's bench and, with a broad smile, put on
> >a team shirt. His Father watched with a small tear in his eye and warmth
> >in his heart. The boys saw the father's joy at his son being accepted.
> >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 right field. 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
> >S hay was scheduled to be next at bat.
> >
> >At this juncture, do they 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 because 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, recognizing that
> >the other team was putting winning aside for this moment in Shay's life,
> >moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay could at least
> >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 game would now be over. The pitcher picked u p 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 threw the ball right over the first baseman's head,
> >out of reach of all team mates. Everyone from the stands and both teams
> >started yelling, 'Shay, run to first! Run to first!' Never in his life
> >had Shay ever run that far, but he made it to first base. He scampered
> >down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled.
> >
> >Everyone yelled, 'Run to second, run to second!' Catching his breath,
> >Shay awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and struggling to make it to
> >the base. By the time Shay rounded towards second base, the right
> >fielder had the ball ... the smallest guy on their team who now had his
> >first chance to be the hero for his team. He could have thrown t he ball
> >to the second-baseman for the tag, but he understood the pitcher's
> >intentions so he, too, intentionally threw the ball high and far over
> >the third-baseman's head. Shay ran toward third base deliriously as the
> >runners ahead of him circled the bases toward home.
> >
> >All were screaming, 'Shay, Shay, Shay, all the Way Shay'
> >
> >Shay reached third base because the opposing shortstop ran to help him
> >by turning him in the direction of third base, and shouted, 'Run to
> >third! Shay, run to third!'
> >
> >As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams, and the spectators,
> >were on their feet screaming, 'Shay, run home! 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'.
> >
> >Shay didn't make it to another summer. He died that winter, having never
> >forgotten being the hero and making his father so happy, and coming home
> >and seeing his mother tearfully embrace her little hero of the day!
> > A LITTLE FOOTNOTE TO THIS STORY: We all forward e-mailed jokes without
> >a second thought, but when it comes to sending messages about life
> >choices, people hesitate. The crude, vulgar, and often obscene, pass
> >freely through cyberspace, but public discussion about decency is too
> >often suppressed in our schools and workplaces.
> >
> >If you're thinking about forwarding this message, chances are that
> >you're probably sorting out the people in your address book who aren't
> >the 'appropriate' ones to receive this type of message. Well, the person
> >who sent you this believes that we all can make a difference. We all
> >have thousands of opportunities every single day to help realize the
> >'natural order of things.' So many seemingly trivial interactions
> >between two people present us with a choice: Do we pass along a little
> >spark of love and humanity or do we pass up those opportunities and
> >leave the world a little bit colder in the process?
> >
> >A wise man once said every society is judged by how it treats the least
> >fortunate in its midst.
> >
> >You now have two choices:
> >1. Delete
> >2. Forward
> >May your day be a Shay Day.
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« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2007, 03:49:29 PM »

1. Delete
2. Block sender
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« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2007, 03:58:10 PM »

send on with slight changes to story...
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« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2007, 04:12:56 PM »

Too long for me to read, is there a text version?
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« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2007, 12:06:39 PM »

Bought a tear to my eye. Even though the sad thing is, I doubt it happened.

But then again I am a big softie, and also a cynic (?sp)
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« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2007, 12:23:50 PM »

Paul called me over to read this , and i blubbered like a baby .

Wheather true or not , was moving and an emotional story  Cry
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« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2007, 01:25:39 PM »

story that has been doing the rounds for about 5 years and has been posted on at least 2 other seperate occasions on blonde that i'm aware of.

taken from a book by Benjamin Blech "Taking Stock: A Spiritual Guide to Rising Above Life's Financial Ups and Downs" and posted on forums and sites the world over.

have to admit to it bringing a lump to the throat and a tear to the eye the first time i read it.
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« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2007, 07:15:12 PM »

read the story before and read on a myth busting site it is a true story
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