[Jobs] [BlindBBS] This one made me think!

Sun Oct 29 12:56:20 CST 2006

please take this off list, thank you very much

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeanne Marie Govia LCSW" <jeannegovia at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Jobs for the Blind" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 2:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Jobs] [BlindBBS] This one made me think!


> Judith you are wise; I agree; I think disabilities are gifts from God to
> help us be stronger and "get it," sooner than the rest; please e-mail 
> would
> love to hear from you Regards Jeanne G
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Judith Bron" <jbron at optonline.net>
> To: "Jobs for the Blind" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 7:08 AM
> 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
>>>
>>>  _____
>>>
>>> From: Sergio Esparza [mailto:sergio8u at yahoo.com]
>>> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 5:49 PM
>>> To: Alex & Fernando; Alicia Pacheco; Aunt Tere; Denise Bauer; Stanley
>>> Bauer;
>>> Blind Group; Jorge A Bulnes; Juan Carlos Bulness; Yvonne Bumpus; Ted R
>>> Campbell; Alberto Candanosa; Daniela Candanosa; Enrique Candanosa; Paco
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>>> Gleason; Marco & Judith Gonzalez; Rodolfo Gonzalez; Marco Gozalez;
>>> Jennifer
>>> B. High; Maryann Johnson; Joe Johnston; Jorge Bulnes; Erron Marie
>>> Lafferty;
>>> Monica & Marco G Lagarda; LeAnn Lee; Rob Lopez; Melissa Lorraine; Mark
>>> Marvel; Mathiew; Ashley Neil; Wendy J Neil; Andre Ortiz; Jumar Pacheco;
>>> Gina
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>>> Sheehan; Texas State Library; Sandee Trann; Ray & Maggie Villareal; Glen
>>> A
>>> Williams; Yesenia
>>> Subject: Fwd: [BlindBBS] This one made me think!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Note: forwarded message attached.
>>>
>>
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