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Author and lecturer
¡√∆∫ ’«‘ √’Á∂ ‘ª «’ ¡√∆∫ Ú∆ ¡≈͉∂ ËÓ Â∂
Leo Buscaglia once
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talked about a contest
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he was asked to judge.
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The purpose of the
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Parivartan February 2013
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Contest was to find the most caring child. 1. A four-year-old child, whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman, who had recently lost his wife.
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Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into
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the old Gentleman’s’ yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.
Á∆ √¯≈¬∆ È≈Ò ÓßÈ ÊØÛ∂∑ ‘∆ √≈¯ ‘Ø ‹ªÁ≈ ‘À?
When his mother asked him what he had said to the neighbor, the little
ÓßÈ ⁄ß◊≈ Â∂ ’·ΩÂ∆ ”⁄ ◊≥◊≈Õ Ú◊À≈...Ú◊À≈...Õ
boy just said, ‘Nothing, I just Helped him cry.’
¬∂‘Ø «‹‘∆ √Ø⁄ È≈Ò ¡√∆∫ ’∆ Íz◊‡≈¿∞∫Á∂ ‘ª? «’ ¡√∆∫ ¡≈͉∂ ¡≈Ò∂ Áπ¡≈Ò∂ ÚæÒ ’ج∆ «Ë¡≈È
2. Teacher Debbie Moon’s first
graders were discussing
È‘∆∫ Á∂∫Á∂ Â∂ Ȫ ‘∆ ˜»∆ √ÓfiÁ∂ ‘ª «’ «¬√
a picture of a family. One little
boy in the picture had
Â∑ª Á∆ √¯≈¬∆ Â∂ Ï∂ÒØÛ∆ «‹∑≈ ’∆Â∆ ‹≈Ú∂Õ ’∆
a different hair color than the
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other members. One of her
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students suggested that he
È‘∆∫ Á∂∫Á∂? ˜» ’Á∂ ‘ªÕ «’√∂ «√¡≈‰∂ È∂ «’‘≈ ‘À «’ ¡≈͉∂ ¡≈Ò∂ Áπ¡≈Ò∂ √¯≈¬∆ º÷‰∆, ºÏ Á∆ Ì◊Â∆ ÂØ∫ ÿº‡ È‘∆∫Õ Í»‹≈-Í≈· ’È Ú≈Ò∂,
was adopted. A little girl said, ‘I know all about Adoption, I was adopted..’
‘ ËÓ Á∂ ÒØ’, √Ú∂∂ ¿∞· ’∂, ¡≈͉∂ √∆ Á∆
’What does it mean to be adopted?’, asked another child.’
√¯≈¬∆ ’È Á∂ Ï≈¡Á ‘∆ ºÏ Á∂ ‘≈˜ Í∂Ù ‘∞≥Á∂
It means’, said the girl, ‘that you grew in your mommy’s heart instead of her tummy!’ 3. On my way home one day, I stopped to watch a Little League
‘ÈÕ ‘∞‰ ◊æÒ «¬‘ ¡≈¿∞∫Á∆ ‘À «’ ‹∂ ¡√∆∫ ¡≈͉∂
baseball game that was being played in a park near my
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home. As I sat down behind the bench on the first-base
÷Á∂ ‘ª, ª ÿª Á∂ ¡≈Ò∂ Áπ¡≈Ò∂ ˘ «’¿∞∫ √≈¯
line, I asked one of the boys what the score was ‘We’re
È‘∆∫ ’Á∂ ‹ª ÷Á∂? «¬‘ √≈‚∆ √ΩÛ∆ √Ø⁄ Á≈
behind 14 to nothing,’ he answered With a smile.
ÈÂ∆‹≈ ‘ÀÕ ¡√∆∫ ¡≈͉∂ √∆, ’≈ª Â∂ ÿ ˘
‘Really,’ I said. ‘I have to say you don’t look very discouraged.’
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‘Discouraged?’, the boy asked with a Puzzled look on his face...’
√πÊ≈ ÷‰ Á∆ ’Ø«ÙÙ ’Á∂ ‘ª Í «¬√ ÂØ∫ Í∂∑
‘Why should we be discouraged? We haven’t Been up to bat yet.’
‹Ø ’∞fi Ú∆ ‘À ¿∞‘ √≈‚≈ È‘∆∫ Â∂ ¿∞√ ˘ √≥Ì≈Ò‰≈
4. Whenever I’m disappointed with my spot in life, I stop and think
√≈‚∆ «˜ßÓ∂Ú≈∆ È‘∆∫Õ ¡√∆∫ Ì∞æÒ ‹ªÁ∂ ‘ª «’
about little Jamie Scott.
¿∞Ȫ∑ ʪڪ Â∂ ÍÀÁ≈ ‘ج∂ Óº÷∆ Óº¤ √≈‚∆¡ª Í≈¬∆¡ª
Jamie was trying out for a part in the school play. His mother
‘ºÁª ˘ È‘∆∫ ÓßÈÁ∂ ¡Â∂ √≈˘ Â∂ √≈‚∂ Ϻ«⁄¡ª ˘
told me that he’d set his heart on being in it, though she feared he
Ï∆Ó≈ Ú∆ ’ √’Á∂ ‘ÈÕ Ì≈Ú∂∫ ¡√∆∫ Ï≈Ï≈ È≈È’
would not be chosen..
Á≈ Ȫ¡ ÒÀ∫Á∂ ‘ج∂ “√Ï Á≈ ÌÒ≈” È‘∆∫ ’ √’Á∂, Í ¡≈͉∂ ̺Ò∂ Á∆ ª √Ø⁄ Ò¬∆¬∂Õ Ù∞» ”⁄ «Ï¡≈È ’∆Â∆¡ª ‘’∆’∆ Ú≈Á≈ª ÍÛ∑ √π‰ ’∂ Áπæ÷ ‘∞≥Á≈ ‘À «’ ¡√∆∫ «√¯ √Û’ª◊Ò∆¡ª Á∆ √≈¯ √¯≈¬∆ ÚºÒØ∫ ‘∆ ¡Ú∂√Ò∂ È‘∆∫,
On the day the parts were awarded, I went with her to collect him after school. Jamie rushed up to her, eyes shining with pride and excitement.. ‘Guess what, Mom,’ he shouted, and then said those words that will remain a lesson to me....’I’ve been chosen to clap and cheer.
¡√∆∫ ¡≈͉∂ «Èº‹∆ √Ú≈Ê «Ú⁄ «¬ÂÈ∂ ÷πºÌ ◊¬∂
Now We Know Why He Was a Genera
‘ª «’ ⁄«ºÂ Ú◊∆¡ª ¡‰Óº∞Ò∆¡ª Á≈ª ˘
In an recent interview, General Norman Schwarzkopf (he passed away
Ú∆ Ù≈Ϫ ”Â∂ È«Ù¡ª Á∂ Á«¡≈Úª ”⁄ ØÛ∑ ÏÀ·∂
recently) was asked if he thought there was room for
‘ªÕ Ϙ∞◊ «’‘≈ ’Á∂ √∆, “‹∂ ÁΩÒ πÛ∑ ◊¬∆
forgiveness toward the people who have harbored
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and abetted the terrorists who perpetrated
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the 9/11 attacks on America.
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His answer was classic Schwarzkopf.
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The General said, “I believe that forgiv-
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ing them is God’s function... OUR job is
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to arrange the meeting.”