[Mdpobc] Fwd: This is good!

[David Andrews]

I agree with the sentiment that we should be 
thankful for what we have.  I also don't wish others to be blind.

Having said that, I strenuously object to blind 
persons, and blindness being used to make the 
point.  It doesn't do us any good!  It is another 
form for feeling sorry for blind people.  If 
people feel sorry for us or our blind kids, they 
won't be given proper expectations and they won't have opportunities!

David Andrews

At 10:16 AM 8/25/2010, you wrote:





>>A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his
>> >feet. He held up a sign which said: "I am blind,
>> >please help." There were only a few coins in the
>> >hat.
>> >
>> >
>> >A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and
>> >dropped them into the hat. He then took the 
>> sign, turned it around, and wrote
>> >some words.
>>
>>He put the sign back so that everyone
>> >who walked by would see the new words.
>> >
>> >Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people
>> >were giving money to the blind boy.
>> >
>> >
>> >That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how
>> >things were.
>> > The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, "Were you the
>> >one
>> >who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?"
>> >
>> >
>> >The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but
>> >in a different way." I wrote:
>> >"Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it."
>> >
>> >Both signs told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign
>> >simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people
>> >that they were so lucky that they were not blind. Should we
>> >be surprised that the second sign was more
>> >effective?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Moral of the Story: Be thankful for what you have. Be
>> >creative. Be innovative. Think differently and
>> >positively. When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show
>> >life that you have 1000 reasons to smile.
>>
>>
>> >Face your past without regret.
>> >Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future
>> >without fear. Keep the faith and drop the fear.
>> >
>> >The most beautiful thing is to see a person smiling

>> >And even more beautiful, is knowing that you are the reason
>> >behind it!!!
>> >
>>
>>
>> >
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                         David Andrews:  dandrews at visi.com
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