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Jaredeteamz
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Posted: 8/3/2000 7:02pm
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A Touching Story
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The following is a post we found on the baseball boards. This post was the inspiration for eteamz to create an Inspiration Board, a place for everyone to come and share inspirational stories in sports. Enjoy.
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I beleive the below story relates to all of life, just not playing ball. I thought those on this board would appreciate such a touching story. My apologies in advance if the religous overtones offend anyone.
A VERY TOUCHING STORY. PLEASE READ IT TO THE END
In Brooklyn, New York, Chush is a school that caters to educating disabled children. Some children remain in Chush for their entire school career, while others can be mainstreamed into conventional schools. At a Chush fund raising dinner, the father of a Chush child delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended.
After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he cried out,“Where is the perfection in my son Shaya? Everything God does is done with perfection. But my child cannot understand things as other children do. My child cannot remember facts and figures as other children do.
Where is God’s perfection?”
The audience was shocked by the question, pained by the father’s anguish and stilled by the piercing query. I believe,” the father answered, “that when God brings a child like this into the world, the perfection that he seeks is in the way people react to this child.”
He then told the following story about his son Shaya:
One afternoon Shaya and his father walked past a park where some boys Shaya knew were playing baseball. Shaya asked, “Do you think they will let me play?”
Shaya’s father knew that his son was not at all athletic and that most boys would not want him on their team. But Shaya’s father understood that if his son was chosen to play, it would give him a comfortable sense of belonging.
Shaya’s father approached one of the boys in the field and asked if Shaya could play. The boy looked around for guidance from his team-mates. Getting none, he took matters into his own hands and said “We are losing by six runs and the game is in its eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and we’ll try to put him up to bat in the ninth inning.”
Shaya’s father was ecstatic as Shaya smiled broadly. Shaya was told to put on a glove and go out to play short centre field. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shaya’s team scored a few runs but were still behind by three. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shaya’s team scored again and now with two outs and the bases loaded with the potential winning run on base, Shaya was scheduled to be up.
Would the team actually let Shaya bat at this juncture and give away their chance to win the game? Surprisingly, Shaya was given he bat. Everyone knew that it was all but ipossible because Shaya didn’t even know how to hold the bat properly, let alone hit with it. However, as Shaya stepped up to the ‘plate, the pitcher moved a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shaya should at least be able to make contact.
The first pitch came in and Shaya swung clumsily and missed. One of Shaya’s team-mates came up to Shaya and together they held the bat and faced the pitcher waiting for the next pitch. The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly toward Shaya. As the pitch came in, Shaya and his team-mate swung at the bat and together they hit a slow ground ball to the pitcher. The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could easily have thrown the ball to the first baseman. Shaya would have been out and that would have ended the game. Instead, the pitcher took the ball and threw it on a high arch to right field, far beyond reach of the first baseman. Everyone started yelling,” Shaya, run to first. Run to first.” Never in his life had Shaya run to first. He scampered down the baseline wide-eyed and startled. By the time he reached first base, the right fielder had the ball. He could have thrown the ball to the second baseman who would tag out Shaya, who was still running. But the right fielder understood what the pitcher’s intentions were, so he threw the ball high and far over the third baseman’s head. Everyone yelled, “Run to second, run to second.” Shaya ran towards second base as the runners ahead of him deliriously circled the bases towards home.
As Shaya reached second base, the opposing short stop ran to him, turned him in the direction of third base and shouted, “Run to third.” As Shaya rounded third, the boys from both teams ran behind him screaming, “Shaya run home.” Shaya ran home, stepped on home plate and all 18 boys lifted him on their shoulders and made him the hero, as he had just hit a “grand slam” and won the game for his team.
“That day,” said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face, those 18 boys reached their level of God’s perfection,”
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Stingraymom
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Posted: 8/4/2000 9:50am
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This is the most touching story I've read in a long time. I mistakenly read it at work and had to go to the bathroom to fix my makeup due to extensive blubbering.
I didn't realize this board existed, but now I will make sure to check it regularly. Thank you for this story.
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MsHenrie
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Posted: 8/7/2000 11:02am
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I just had this site sent to me by my husband
and it touched me tremendously, you see I have a handicap child of my own, and he is very dear to my heart. It pleases me probably more then it does him when someone is kind to him. Thank you for this very touching story, I can truely relate to it. Bless all those who take up some special time
with Gods "special" people.
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Stinger__4
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Posted: 3/15/2001 8:15am
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Re: A Touching Story
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True perfection! Do unto others as you would have them do unto you! What a victory for both teams! What character these young men showed! Thank you for sharing this story!
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