[Jobs] [BlindBBS] This one made me think!, Should have sent the story with the responce

[J. Michael Jones]

Ok guise, this was wonderful to read, but way off topic for this list.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Judith Bron" <jbron at optonline.net>
To: "Jobs for the Blind" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 12:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Jobs] [BlindBBS] This one made me think!, Should have sent the 
story with the responce


> Now for the origin of this story.  There is a Jewish organization in
> Brooklyn called Ohel which means tent.  These people serve both the 
> mentally
> and physicly handicapped individuals from the community.  They have
> residence facilities, schools and social organizations servicing this
> population.  "Shea" is actually a Hebrew name and each year they hold a
> dinner and concert to raise money.  In the past the concerts for this
> organization have been recorded and the tapes and CD's have been best
> sellers!  Just as a footnote to this story, a few years ago the "hit song"
> to come out of the dinner was a song called "A small piece of heaven". 
> The
> beginning lyrics were, "There's a small piece of heaven in everyone's 
> heart,
> a glorious gift from above."  Have a great day everyone, and just remember
> that you also have this glorious gift.  Best, Judith
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mark of Blind Ambitions Groups"
> <mark.marvel at blindambitionsgroups.org>
> To: "'Jobs for the Blind'" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: <blindambitionsgroups at yahoogroups.com>; <blindlikeme at yahoogroups.com>;
> <philosophyofblindness at yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 11:03 AM
> Subject: Re: [Jobs] [BlindBBS] This one made me think!,Should have sent 
> the
> story with the responce
>
>
> Good morning Judith,
>
> Yes it is. I guess I needed to forward the attachment and not reply to
> Sergio. For those who don't know the story, here it is.
>
>
> Subject: Two Choices
>
> What would you do? You make the choice! Don't look for a punch line; There
> isn't one! Read it anyway. My question to all of you 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, physically
> 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 if Shay
> could play, not expecting much. The boy looked around for guidance and 
> said,
> "We're
> losing by six runs and the game 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 put on a team shirt with a broad
> smile and his Father had 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 Shay 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 'cause 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 the 
> other
> team 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 be able to make
> contact. The first pitch came and S hay 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, but the pitcher picked up 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 head of the first
> baseman, 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
> ran that far but 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 second base. By the time Shay rounded towards
> second base,
> the right fielder had the ball, the smallest guy on their team, who had a
> chance to be the hero for his team for the first time. He could have 
> thrown
> the
> ball to the second-baseman for the tag, but h e understood the pitcher's
> intentions and 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, the opposing shortstop ran to help him and turned
> 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 those watching
> were on their feet were screaming, "Shay, 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 r summer and 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!
>
> AND, NOW A LITTLE FOOTNOTE TO THIS STORY: We all send thousands of jokes
> through the e-mail without a second thought, but when it comes to sending
> messages
> about life choices, people think twice about sharing. 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 on your address list that 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 that
> opportunity to brighten the day of those with us the least able, and leave
> the
> world a little bit colder in the process?
>
> A wise man once said every society is judged by how it treats it's least
> fortunate amongst them.
>
> You now have two choices:
> 1. Delete
> 2. Forward
> May your day, be a Shay Day, sunny today tomorrow & always!
> "Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible 
> to
> forget."
>
> block quote end
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf 
> Of
> Judith Bron
> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 9:08 AM
> To: Jobs for the Blind
> Subject: Re: [Jobs] [BlindBBS] This one made me think!
>
> Is this the story of the young boy who got up to bat on a little league 
> team
> but was physicly impaired?  If I remember correctly he was suffering from
> cancer and there were doubts that such a player could hit the ball much 
> less
> make it to first.  What shea has taught all of us is that all of us have 
> the
> ability to "hit" the ball regardless of what the world thinks of us with 
> our
> impairments.  Every day we hit the ball and with our own accomplishments 
> we
> make it to first and then make it to second.  And we keep plugging knowing
> that making it to home is a far cry from what the world thinks we can
> accomplish but we keep on hitting that ball and running the bases because
> the loss of our eyesight has made us more ferocious fighters and given us
> the drive that the world only reads about in fictitious books.  We are the
> winners but when we become complacent with our lives we quickly become
> losers, we have to keep slugging to keep our winning record.  Judith
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark of Blind Ambitions Groups"
> <mark.marvel at blindambitionsgroups.org>
> To: "'Sergio Esparza'" <sergio8u at yahoo.com>
> Cc: <blindambitionsgroups at yahoogroups.com>; <blindlikeme at yahoogroups.com>;
> <philosophyofblindness at yahoogroups.com>; "'Jobs for the Blind'"
> <jobs at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 7:03 AM
> Subject: Re: [Jobs] [BlindBBS] This one made me think!
>
>
>> Hello Sergio,
>>
>> I had not read the message when I sent the first reply. I received
>> this email on several occasions and I open it every time. I always get
>> a really good cry as I am truly doing right now. What I love about
>> this the most is that the game of life was played out in this little
>> ballpark and though Shae never got to experience this again, he got to
>> experience it. What saddens me is that many people would give someone
>> like Shae a chance in something that tomorrow might not matter. But in
>> life, most no one will give that same opportunity for a "Shae" a job.
>> This is why I do what I do. I would love to find out who that father
>> is and tell him how much Shae has changed my life and how I wish I
>> could see him here and not later. As one email I received last week
>> said, You will meet a lot of people in heaven that you never knew but
>> who wanted to meet you. Shae is one who I want to meet. He lets me
>> know that maybe there are bosses and managers who suddenly become the
>> pitcher and the right fielder and I just hope I can be that shortstop
>> that guides the Shae's of this world to thirds and finally home. Thank
>> you so much for sending this to me. I did not know that I needed a
>> good cry but I am happy for the tears that will now be shorting out my
>> keyboard. When you get that job, I want you to become that pitcher who
>> recognized that the other team had put winning aside . Be that
>> Shortstop who guided the Shae's to third base. Gather your co-workers
>> to be the crowd who chants Shae Shae Shae and then meet him at home
>> plate. You will care less about the paycheck that week and more about
>> the Win. Nobody lost that day. Both teams, won. Both Routing Sections
>> won and Shae won the hearts of everyone involved in the game.
>> Last
>> of All, I won a love for Shae  and all the people like Shae, who if
>> given a little chance and little bit of guidance, they too, can come
>> home with a smile on their face and a sense of pride, no matter what
>> they do all day.
>>
>> Thanks,
>
>
> Mark Marvel
> President
> Blind Ambitions Groups
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