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LOVELY STORIES


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 employees
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 difference.

WHO YOU ARE MAKES A DIFFERENCE,
AND I WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT!!


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love story ~

From the very beginning, girl's family objected strongly on her dating this guy, saying that it has got to do with family background, that the girl will have to suffer for the rest of her life if she were to be with him.

Due to family's pressure, the couple quarreled very often. Though the girl loved the guy deeply, she always asked him: how deep is your love for me?'

As the guy is not good with his words, this often caused the girl to be very upset. With that the family's pressure, the gal often vents her anger on him. As for him.. he only endured it in silence.

After a couple of years, the guy finally graduated decided to further his studies overseas.

Before leaving, he proposed to the gal:
I'm not very good with words. But all I know is that I love you. If you allow me, I will take care of you for the rest of my life. As for your family, I'll try my best to talk them round. Will you marry me?'

The girl agreed, with the guy's determination, the family finally gave in agreed to let them get married. So before he left, they got engaged.

The gal went out to the working society, whereas the guy was overseas, continuing his studies. They sent their love through emails or phone calls. Though it was hard, but both never thought of giving up.

One day, while the gal was on her way to work, she was knocked down by a car that lost control.

When she woke up, she saw her parents beside her bed. She realized that she was badly injured. Seeing her mum cry, she wanted to comfort her. But she realized that all that could come out of her mouth was just a sigh. she had lost her voice....

The doctor says that the impact on her brain has caused her to lose her voice. Listening to her parent's comfort, but with nothing coming out from her, she broke down. During the stay in hospital, besides silent cry.. it's still just silent cry that accompanied her.

Upon reaching home, everything seems to be the same. Except for the ringing tone of the phone which pierced into her heart every time it rang. She does not wish to let the guy know not wanting to be a burden to him, she wrote a letter to him saying that she does not wish to wait any longer.

With that, she sent the ring back to him. In return, the guy sent a millions of reply and countless phone calls.. all the gal could do besides crying is still crying.... The parents decided to move away, hoping that she could eventually forget everything and be happy.

With a new environment, the gal learns sign language started a new life.Telling herself everyday that she must forget the guy. One day, her friend came told her that he's back. She asked her friend not to let him know what happened to her.

Since then, there wasn't anymore news of him. A year has passed her friend came with an envelope, containing an invitation card for the guy's wedding. The gal was shattered. When she opened the letter, she saw her name on it instead. When she was about to ask her friend what was going on, she saw the guy standing in front of her....

He used sign language to tell her, I've spent a year to learn sign language. Just to let you know that I've not forgotten our promise.

Let me have the chance to be your voice. I Love You.'
With that, he slipped the ring back into her finger. The gal finally smiled......

Just a love story!


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U dont luv a woman....
The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with
the white cane made her way carefully up the steps. She paid the driver and, using her
hands to feel the location of the seats, walked down the aisle and found the seat he'd told
her was empty. Then she's settled in, placed her briefcase on her lap and rested her cane
against her leg.

It had been a year since Susan became blind. Due to a medical misdiagnosis she had been
rendered sightless, and she was suddenly thrown into a world of darkness, anger,
frustration and self-pity. 'How could this have happened to me?' she would plead, her heart
knotted with anger. But no matter how much she cried or ranted or prayed, she knew the
painful truth, her sight was never going to return. A cloud of depression hung over Susan's
once optimistic! spirit. All she had to cling to was her husband Mark.

Mark was an Air Force officer and he loved Susan with all his heart. When she first lost her
sight, he watched her sink into despair and was determined to help his wife gain the
strength she needed to become independent again.

Finally, Susan felt ready to return to her job, but how would she get there? She used to
take the bus, but was now too frightened to get around the city by herself. Mark
volunteered to drive her to work each day, even though they worked at opposite ends of
the city. At first, this comforted Susan and fulfilled Mark's need to protect his sightless wife
who was so insecure about performing the slightest task. Soon, however Mark realized that
this arrangement wasn't working - it was hectic, and costly.

Susan is going to have to start taking the bus again, he admitted to himself. But just the
thought of mentioning it to her made him cringe. She was still so fragile, so angry.
How would she react? Just as Mark predicted, Susan was horrified at the idea of taking the
bus again. "I'm blind!" she responded bitterly. "How am I supposed to know where I'm
going? I feel like you're abandoning me."

Mark's heart broke but he knew what had to be done. He promised Susan that each day he
would ride the bus with her until she got the hang of it.

And that is exactly what happened. For two solid weeks, Mark, military uniform and all,
accompanied Susan to and from work each day. He taught her how to rely on her other
senses to determine where she was and how to adapt to her new environment.

He helped her befriend the bus drivers who could watch out for her, and save her a seat.
Each morning they made the journey together, and Mark would take a cab back to his office.

Although this routine was even more costly and exhausting than the previous one, Mark
knew it was only a matter of time before Susan would be able to ride the bus on
her own. Finally, Susan decided that she was ready to try the trip on her own.

Monday morning arrived, and before she left, she threw her arms around Mark, her
temporary bus riding companion, her husband, and her best friend. Her eyes filled with tears
of gratitude for his loyalty, his patience, his love. She said good-bye, and for the first time,
they went their separate ways. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday... each day on her
own went perfectly, and Susan had never felt better. On Friday morning, Susan took the bus
to work as usual. As she was paying for her fare to exit the bus, the driver said, "Boy, I sure
envy you." Susan wasn't sure if the driver was speaking to her or not. After all, who on
earth would ever envy a blind woman who had struggled just to find the courage to live for
the past year? "Why do you envy me?"

The driver responded, "It must feel so good to be taken care of and protected like you are."
Susan had no idea what the driver was talking about, "What do you mean?"

The driver said, "You know, every morning for the past week, a fine looking gentleman in a
military uniform has been standing across the corner watching you when you get off the
bus. He makes sure you cross the street safely and he watches you until you enter your
office building. Then he blows you a kiss, gives you a little salute and walks away. You are
one lucky lady."

Tears of happiness poured down Susan's cheeks. For although she couldn't see him, she
had always felt Mark's presence. She was blessed, so blessed, for he had given her
a gift more powerful than sight, a gift she didn't need to see to believe - the gift of love that
can bring light where there had been darkness.

"You don't love a woman because she is beautiful, but she is beautiful because you love
her..."


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I have plenty more where these came from.....so come log in tomorrow for more and while you are at it, maybe you will participate on this forum.....Thank You.

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KINDNESS Pays !
>
>One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his
>way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was
>hungry.
>He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost
>his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal
>he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so brought
>him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, "How
>much do I owe you?"
>
>"You don't owe me anything," she replied "Mother has taught us never
>to accept payment for a kindness." He said... "Then I thank you from
>my heart."
>
>As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt; stronger
>physically, but his faith in God and man was strong also. He had been
>ready to give up and quit.
>
>Years later that young woman became critically ill. The local doctors
>were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they called
>in specialists to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly was called
>in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came
>from, a strange light filled his eyes.
>Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room.
>Dressed in his doctor's gown he we nt in to see her. He recognized her
>at once. He went back to the consultation room determined to do his
>best to save her life. From that day he gave special attention to the
>case.
>
>After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr. Kelly requested the
>business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked
>at it, then wrote something on the edge and the bill was sent to her
>room.
>She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her
>life to pay for it all. Finally, she looked, and something caught ;
>her attention on the side as She read these words.....
>
>"Paid in full with one glass of milk." (Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly.
>
>Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed: "Thank You,
>GOD, that Your love has spread abroad through human hearts and hands."


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An old man lived alone in Minnesota. He wanted to
> spade his potato garden, but it was very hard work.
> His only son, who would have helped him, was in
> prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and
> mentioned his situation:
>
> Dear Son,
> I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I
> won't
> be able to plant my potato garden this year. I hate
> to
> miss doing the garden, because your mother always
> loved planting time. I'm just getting too old to be
> digging up a garden plot. If you were here, all my
> troubles would be over. I know you would dig the
> plot
> for me, if you weren't in prison.
> Love, Dad.
>
> Shortly, the old man received this telegram: "For
> Heaven's sake, Dad, don't dig up the garden!! That's
> where I buried the GUNS!!" At 4 a.m. the next
> morning,
> a dozen FBI agents and local police officers showed
> up
> and dug up the entire garden without finding any
> guns.
>
> Confused, the old man wrote another note to his son
> telling him what happened, and asked him what to do
> next.
> His son's reply was: "Go ahead and plant your
> potatoes, Dad.. It's the best I could do for you
> from
> here."
>
>
> Moral:
> NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE IN THE WORLD, IF YOU HAVE
> DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING DEEP FROM YOUR HEART YOU CAN
> DO IT. IT IS THE THOUGHT THAT MATTERS NOT WHERE YOU
> ARE OR WHERE THE PERSON IS.
> THINK ABOUT THIS. MAY BE IN THIS WAY WE ALL COULD BE
> VERY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER IN OUR HEARTS.


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