A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle

[Scorpio]

A few weeks ago NIMH (National Institute of Mentally Handicapped , Hyderabad, INDIA) had conducted a sports meet for all the Physically & mentally handicapped children at National Stadium Hyderabad. In one race.., Nine contestants, all physically or mentally disabled, assembled at the starting line for the 100-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.

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.

 

[RegFee]

aw, I feel cheated. I thought this was going to be some kind of story about a scientific breakthrough.

j/k...nice story scorpio.

 

[Scorpio]

aw, I feel cheated. I thought this was going to be some kind of story about a scientific breakthrough.

j/k...nice story scorpio.

Its real and no story..

 

[axilant]

aw, I feel cheated. I thought this was going to be some kind of story about a scientific breakthrough.

I did too O.o

Nice story... Heart warming

 

[RegFee]

Its real and no story..

Sorry, I meant story as in "news story"...not fiction.

 

[HHDomains]

Actually, it is just a story.

An event similar to this but not as described happened in 1976 in Spokane Washington, but it was certainly not "a few weeks ago."

 

[TWM]

Now im going to stay up all night thinking about that candle thing. Great story, not so great title.

 

[.X.]

That's a wonderful thing to hear scorp,I just wish i heard more like it,People helping people will always make others prosper,A great read and thanks for sharing.

 

[Andromeda]

Very interesting read thanks

 

[NPQueen]

Thank you so very much for sharing. It made me feel great to know that in this world with so much bad taking place that there are people who care more for each other than their own gain.

 

[gchick]

nice story....i thought it was another scinece thingy...

 

[Aajiz]

After reading the 'story', a thought comes to my mind that all the selfishness, greed and urge to 'win for ourselves', leaving others behind is due to human sanity and sharp mindedness, and the mentally handicapped or retarded persons may be much better than us (the so called normal humans) by living a worry-free life without all these negative traits.

Please don't count me as an insane person !!