Saturday, February 20, 2010
There was a story reported about a young boy facing the worst type of adversity you can imagine. Charlie was 10 years old and told he had only 6 months to a year to live. He was dying from a rare type of thyroid cancer.
Here was a child who was being forced to choose how he wanted to spend the rest of his limited time on Earth. He could have spent his time feeling sorry for himself, traveling to see new sights or simply playing with his friends. Instead, he asked his mother if he could spend his allowance money which he had saved, to buy gifts and give them out to the other children in the cancer ward.
A reporter asked Charlie why he had made this choice and he replied that it made him feel really good and forget about being sick himself.
Charlie actually lived another 4 years - Time enough to buy many gifts for many children. Many of his doctors felt that his choice to give back to others and his determination to help as many children as he could had a lot to do with his longevity.
In the end, Charlie gave even more than he had imagined. Through his illness, doctors were able to discover the gene mutation that caused his rare form of cancer. This discovery raised hope that it might be possible someday to test children from at-risk families and to remove their thyroid glands before they get cancer.
Charlie lived as long as he did because of the skill of his doctors and because of his amazing attitude. A child, facing the worst adversity possible, made choices that not only kept his body and spirit going but helped countless others as a result. Think about how your life would changed if you did not fear adversity and if – like Charlie – you actually embraced it as an opportunity for growth and wisdom.
Charlie’s strength and determination showed that no matter how bad things get, something good can come from adversity. In fact, sometimes the worst things become, the greater the discoveries you can make about yourself.
Here was a child who was being forced to choose how he wanted to spend the rest of his limited time on Earth. He could have spent his time feeling sorry for himself, traveling to see new sights or simply playing with his friends. Instead, he asked his mother if he could spend his allowance money which he had saved, to buy gifts and give them out to the other children in the cancer ward.
A reporter asked Charlie why he had made this choice and he replied that it made him feel really good and forget about being sick himself.
Charlie actually lived another 4 years - Time enough to buy many gifts for many children. Many of his doctors felt that his choice to give back to others and his determination to help as many children as he could had a lot to do with his longevity.
In the end, Charlie gave even more than he had imagined. Through his illness, doctors were able to discover the gene mutation that caused his rare form of cancer. This discovery raised hope that it might be possible someday to test children from at-risk families and to remove their thyroid glands before they get cancer.
Charlie lived as long as he did because of the skill of his doctors and because of his amazing attitude. A child, facing the worst adversity possible, made choices that not only kept his body and spirit going but helped countless others as a result. Think about how your life would changed if you did not fear adversity and if – like Charlie – you actually embraced it as an opportunity for growth and wisdom.
Charlie’s strength and determination showed that no matter how bad things get, something good can come from adversity. In fact, sometimes the worst things become, the greater the discoveries you can make about yourself.
kAkA.hUnTeR
To be really alive, to truly feel life’s offerings, is to know the highs and lows, the exhilaration of the mountain top and the descent to the valley, and to accept and enjoy not one but both. Life’s highs are not invigorating; there is also fertileness to be found in the lowest valley.
spoke at : 2/20/2010 02:40:00 AM
Thursday, February 04, 2010
| You Are Somewhat Honest |
 You do tend to tell the truth a lot But you also stretch the truth on occasion You figure a little lie isn't a big deal As long as it doesn't hurt anyone too much! |
spoke at : 2/04/2010 03:45:00 PM
