Monday

Winning Race

A few weeks ago NIMH (National Institute of Mentally Handicapped, Hyderabad) had conducted a sports meet for all the physically & mentally handicapped children at National Stadium Hyderabad.
In one race, nine contestants, all physically or mentally disabled, assembled at the starting line for the 100-yard dash. At the gun, they all started out, not exactly in a dash, but with a relish to run the race to the finish and win.
All, that is, except one little boy who stumbled on the asphalt, tumbled over a couple of times, and began to cry. The other eight heard the boy cry. They slowed down and looked back. Then they all turned around and went back every one of them. One girl with Down's Syndrome bent down and kissed him and said, "This will make it better."
Then all nine linked arms and walked together to the finish line. Everyone in the stadium stood, and the cheering went on for several minutes.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

staged..

Pegt45 said...

anonymous, you apparently are a shallow person. People with disabilities such as those in this race do from the heart not from what others tell them to do. If they see someone in need the respond all by themselves.

Anonymous said...

I second the motion - staged

Anonymous said...

Yeah, ditto.. staged.