I received this in an email and decided to share with everybody. On one hand, I know emails like this are often "urban legends" yet I also happen to know that there are truly many people in this world who make a difference. I've been a member of HNI since 98/99 and have often thought that many of the people in here really do make a difference. So for all of you people in here who make a difference (that's all of you who care enough to pray for each other and be there), this blue ribbon is for you. Please pass it on and enjoy.
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Subject: Who I Am Makes a Difference
A teacher in New York decided to honor each of her seniors in High School by
telling them the difference each of them had 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 blue 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
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 for 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 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 am a
creative genius! Then he put a 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
hectic and when I come home, I do not 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. 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 could not 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 took my life, and I asked you to forgive me. I was
going to commit suicide tonight after you were asleep. I just did not 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 boss went back to work a changed man. He was no longer a grouch,
but made sure to let all of 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' son.
In addition, the young boy and his classmates learned a valuable lesson,
"Who you are DOES make a difference".
You are under no obligation to pass this on to anyone.... not to two people,
or to two hundred. As far as I am concerned, you can forget it and move on.
On the other hand, if you want, you could send it to all of the people who
mean something to you, or send it to the one, two, or three people who mean
the most.
On the other hand, just smile and know that I think that you are important,
or you would not have received this in the first place. Who you are does
make a difference, and I wanted you to know that. Isn't this a wonderful
story? I'm passing the blue ribbon to you, for who YOU are does make a
difference, too.
May GOD BLESS YOU. Have an awesome day, and know that someone has thought
about you today!
A prayer for today: Lord, Thank you for my friends and family who really do
make a difference to me.
AMEN
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Jesus Christ--The reason for the season!
If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you can read this in English, thank a veteran.
If you're certain you know everything, there's little opportunity to learn anything.
VEry nice,
Now that the standardized test are over we are teeaching health. Yesterday's lesson was on respectin gyourself and others. I ask this question at teh end of the class. how many of you do not like yourself.
It was interesting..my 3 trouble makers raised their hands. YOu would think tha tbullies who laugh at others and stay in trouble would like themselves.
With that in mind, I made sure I hugged them all today and gave them extra attention.
Nice post sir.
c7
PS sorry for the typing errors..got hall duty gotta go
Blue Ribbon Ceremony
