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Fazrin |
01/12/03 at 04:12:20 |
:)>You Make A Difference >====================== > >A teacher in New York decided to honor each of her seniors in >high school by telling them the difference they each made. > >She called each student to the front of the class, one at a >time. > >First she told each of them how they had made a difference to >her and the class. Then she presented each of them with a blue >ribbon imprinted with gold letters, which read, > >"Who I Am Makes a Difference." > >Afterwards the teacher decided to do a class project to see what >kind of impact recognition would have on a community. She gave >each of the students three more ribbons and instructed them to >go out and spread this acknowledgment ceremony. > >Then they were to follow up on the results, see who honored whom >and report back to the class in about a week. > >One of the boys in the class went to a junior executive in a >nearby company and honored him for helping him with his career >planning. He gave him a blue ribbon and put it on his shirt. > >Then he gave him two extra ribbons and said, "We're doing a >class project on recognition, and we'd like you to go out, find >somebody to honor, give them a blue ribbon, then give them the >extra blue ribbon so they can acknowledge a third person to keep >this acknowledgment ceremony going. Then please report back to >me and tell me what happened." > >Later that day the junior executive went in to see his boss >who had been noted, by the way, as being kind of a grouchy >fellow. > >He sat his boss down, and he told him that he deeply admired him >for being a creative genius. The boss seemed very surprised. >The junior executive asked him if he would accept the gift of >the blue ribbon and would he give him permission to put it on >him. His surprised boss said, "Well, sure." > >The junior executive took the blue ribbon and placed it right on >his boss's jacket above his heart. As he gave him the last >extra ribbon, he said, "Would you do me a favor? Would you take >this extra ribbon and pass it on by honoring somebody else. >The young boy who first gave me the ribbons is doing a project >in school, and we want to keep this recognition ceremony going >and find out how it affects people." > >That night the boss came home to his 14-year-old son and >sat him down. He said, "The most incredible thing happened to >me today. I was in my office and one of the junior executives >came in and told me he admired me and gave me a blue ribbon for >being a creative genius. > >Imagine. He thinks I'm a creative genius. > >Then he put this blue ribbon that says "Who I Am Makes a >Difference" on my jacket above my heart. He gave me an extra >ribbon and asked me to find somebody else to honor. As I was >driving home tonight, I started thinking about whom I would >honor with this ribbon and I thought about you. > >I want to honor you. My days are really hectic, and when I come >home I don't pay a lot of attention to you. Sometimes I scream >at you for not getting good enough grades in school and for your >bedroom being a mess, but somehow tonight, I just wanted to sit >here and well, just let you know that you do make a difference >to me. > >Besides your mother, you are the most important person in my >life. You're a great kid and I love you!" > >The startled boy started to sob and sob, and he couldn't stop >crying. >His whole body shook. >He looked up at his father and said through >his tears, "Dad, earlier tonight I sat in my room and wrote a >letter to you and Mom explaining why I had killed myself and >asking you to forgive me. > >I was going to commit suicide tonight after you were asleep. >I just didn't think that you cared at all. The letter is >upstairs. > >I don't think I need it after all." > >His father walked upstairs and found a heartfelt letter full of >anguish and pain. The envelope was addressed, "Mom and Dad." > > >The boss went back to work a changed man. > >He was no longer a grouch but made sure to let all his employaes >know that they made a difference. > >The junior executive helped several other young people with >career planning and never forgot to let them know that they made >a difference in his life... one being the boss's son. > >And the young boy and his classmates learned a valuable lesson. > >Who you are DOES make a difference! :-X |
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