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stolen from charles a.
At the Seattle Special Olympics, 9 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. One little boy stumbled on the asphalt, tumbled over, and began to cry. The other eight heard the boy cry. They slowed down and looked back. Then every one of them turned around and went back. One girl bent down and kissed him and said, "This will make it better." Then all 9 linked arms and walked together to the finish line. Everyone in the stadium stood and cheered for several minutes. People who were there are still telling the story, because deep down we know this one thing: What matters in this life is more than winning for ourselves...it is helping others win, even if it means slowing down and changing our course. A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.