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

[Jeanne Marie Govia LCSW]

Michael I like that a lot and believe it too; we have to find that piece of 
Heaven   in others don't we?  regards Jeanne
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J. Michael Jones" <blindmike at charter.net>
To: "Jobs for the Blind" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 8:55 AM
Subject: Re: [Jobs] [BlindBBS] This one made me think!,Should have sent the 
story with the responce


> 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
>> 1222 Commerce Street
>> Suite 406
>> Dallas, TX 75202
>> Toll-free: (888) 760-9252
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>> Website: www.blindambitionsgroups.org
>> "We may have lost our sight but we have not lost our VISION"
>>
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