南瀛築夢園

兩個選擇
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> 你會怎麼做？請你作出你的選擇，這不是什麼機智問答。總之讀下去，我的問題是：
你會作出同樣的選擇嗎？
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> 在一個學習遲緩兒童學校的募款餐會上，在場的所有人永遠忘不了其中一個學生的父
親所說的話。
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> 在推祟學校和教職員的付出和貢獻後，這個家長問了一個問題：
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> 照理說在無外力干擾下，大自然所創造的一切都是完美的。但我的兒子，西恩，他無
法像別的孩子一樣的學習，他無法像別的孩子一樣的理解事物。
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> 在我孩子身上，大自然的法則何在？
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> 所有聽眾都啞口無言。
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> 這個父親繼續說。我相信當像西恩這樣有身體及心智殘缺的孩子來到這個世界，是一
個展現人類真實本性的機會。而這一次體現在別人如何對待這個孩子。
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> 接著，他說了下面這個故事：
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> 西恩和我走過一個公園，裡面有些西恩所認識的男孩正在玩棒球。西恩問我：＂你想
他們會讓我一起玩嗎？＂我知道大部份的孩子不會想要有西恩這樣的孩子在自己的隊
上，但身為一個父親我同時也知道若他們能讓我兒子參加，這會讓他得到他所迫切需要
的歸屬感並建立起自己雖然是殘障仍能被接受的信心。
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> 我走近一個男童（不抱太大希望的）問他西恩可否參加，他看看周圍的隊友然後說＂
我們輸了6分而現在正在第8局上，我想他何以參加我們的隊，我們會在第9局設法讓他
上場打擊。”
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> 西恩帶著滿臉的喜悅困難的走向他的球隊的休息區，穿上該隊的球衣，我悄悄的滴下
眼淚而心中有滿滿的溫暖。而那些男孩也看出了我對於兒子被接納的喜悅。
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> 在8局下，西恩的隊有追了上來，但仍然還輸3分。
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> 第9局上半場，西恩戴上手套防守右外野，雖然没有球往他的位置飛來，但能在場上
他已經很高興了，我從看台上向他揮手他笑的合不攏嘴。
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> 在9局下，西恩的球隊又得分了。
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> 而此時，二出局滿壘的狀況，下一棒是球隊逆轉的機會，而西恩正是被排在這一棒。
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> 在這個重要關頭，他們會讓西恩上場打擊而放棄贏球的機會嗎？
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> 讓人驚奇的是他們真的把球棒交給了西恩，大家都知道西恩根本不可能打到球，因為
他甚至不知道怎麼握球棒更別談碰到球了。
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> 然而當西恩踏上打擊位置，投手已經明白對手為了西恩生命中重要的這一刻放下贏球
的機會，所以他往前走了幾步投了一個很軟的球給西恩讓他至少能碰一下。
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> 第一球投出來，西恩笨拙的揮棒落空。
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> 投手又再往前走了幾步投出一個軟軟的球給西恩。
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> 當球飛過來西恩揮棒打出一個慢速的滾地球，直直的滾向投手。
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> 球賽眼看就要結束。
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> 投手撿起這軟軟的滾地球，他可以輕易的把球傳給一壘手讓西恩出局而結束這場球賽。 
> 然而投手把球高高的傳往一壘手的頭頂上方通過，讓他所有的隊友都接不到。
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> 每個站在看台上的人不管是那一隊的都開始喊著：＂西恩，跑到一壘！跑到一壘！跑
到一壘！＂
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> 西恩這輩子從來没有跑這麼遠過，但他還是努力跑到了一壘。
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> 他踩上壘包眼睛張的很大而且很驚喜。
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> 每個人都喊著說：＂西恩，跑向二壘，跑向二壘！＂
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> 剛喘過氣，西恩蹣跚的跑向二壘，很辛苦的往壘包跑。
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> 這時，就在西恩往二壘跑時，右外野手拿到了球，這個全隊最矮的小子第一次有了成
為隊上英雄的機會了。
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> 他大可把球傳向二壘，但這個全隊最矮的小子了解投手的心意，所以他也把球故意高
高傳過三壘手的頭頂過去。
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> 當前面的跑者往本壘跑時，西恩跌跌撞撞的往三壘跑。
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> 大家都大喊著，＂西恩，跑,下去，跑下去。＂
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> 西恩能到達三壘是因為對方的遊擊手跑來幫忙將他帶往三壘的方向，而且喊著，＂跑
到三壘，西恩，跑到三壘。＂
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> 當西恩抵達三壘，雙方的選手和所有的觀眾都站起來，高喊著，＂西恩，全壘打！全
壘打！＂
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> 西恩跑回本壘踩上壘包時，大家為西恩大聲喝采就如他打了一個大滿貫並為全隊贏的
比賽的英雄般。
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> ＂那一天＂，那個父親兩頰淚流滿面輕柔的說，＂兩隊的男孩子把真愛和人性的光輝
帶進了這個世界。＂
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> 西恩没能活到另一個夏天，他在那年的冬天過逝，但他從没忘記他曾經是個英雄而且
讓我那們高興，以及他回家時看著媽媽流著淚擁著她的小英雄的那一天！
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> 現在；是關於這個故事的一點附註：
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> 我們不假思索的用email把數以千計的笑話傳來傳去，但當我們遇到要傳送有關生命
的選擇的信件時，我們反而感到猶豫了。
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> 粗俗、野蠻和經常是有點淫穢的東西每天在網路上無限制的傳播著，反而高尚的事情
的討論卻在學校裡及辦公室裡被壓抑著。
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> 如果你在思考著把這封email轉寄出去，可能你會在你的連絡人上挑選出那些不適合
收到這封信的人，然而把這封email寄給你的人相信我們可以讓世界變的不一樣。
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> 我們每天都有無數的機會可以協助去體現大自然的法則。
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> 很多人與人之間微不足道的互動都是一個選擇的機會。
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> 到底我們是把愛和人性的光輝傳遞下去，或者放棄這些機會使得這世界一點點的更冷默。 

> 有一個智者說過；要評價一個社會就要看這個社會如何去對待他們之中最不幸的人。
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> 所以現在你有兩個選擇；
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> 1.      刪除
> 2.      轉寄
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> 但願你的每一天都是西恩日
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> Subject: Choices
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> Dear friends,
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> As the father of Renee who is born with special needs I strongly feel
> that I want to share this story with you all.
> Tq Ralph
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> Two  Choices
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> What  would you do?....you make the choice. Don't look for a punch
> line, there  isn't one. Read it anyway. My question is: Would you have
> made the same  choice?
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> At a  fundraising dinner for a school that serves children with
> learning  disabilities, the father of one of the students delivered a
> speech that  would never be forgotten by all who attended. After
> extolling the school  and its
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> dedicated staff, he offered a question:
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> 'When not interfered  with by outside influences, everything nature
> does, is done with  perfection.
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> Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do.  He cannot
> understand things as other children do.
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> Where  is the natural order of things in my son?'
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> The  audience was stilled by the query.
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> The father continued. 'I believe  that when a child like Shay, who was
> mentally and physically disabled  comes into the world, an opportunity
> to realize true human nature presents  itself, and it comes in the way
> other people treat that child.'
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> Then he  told the following story:
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> Shay and I had walked past a park where  some boys Shay knew were
> playing baseball. Shay asked, 'Do you think  they'll let me play?' I
> knew that most of the boys would not want someone  like Shay on their
> team, but as a father I also understood that if  my son were allowed
> to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of  belonging and some
> confidence to be accepted by others in spite of his  handicaps.
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> I approached one of the boys on the field and asked (not  expecting
> much) if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance and
> said, 'We're losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning.
> I  guess he can be on our team and we'll try to put him in to bat in
> the  ninth inning.'
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> Shay struggled over to the team's bench and, with a  broad smile, put
> on a team shirt. I watched with a small tear in my eye  and warmth in
> my heart. The boys saw my joy at my son being  accepted.
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> In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few  runs but
> was still behind by three.
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> In the top of the ninth inning,  Shay put on a glove and played in the
> right field. Even though no hits  came his way, he was obviously
> ecstatic just to be in the game and on the  field, grinning from ear
> to ear as I waved to him from the stands.
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> In  the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again.
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> Now, with two  outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run
> was on base and Shay  was scheduled to be next at bat.
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> At this juncture, do they let Shay  bat and give away their chance to
> win the game?
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> Surprisingly, Shay was  given the bat. Everyone knew that a hit was
> all but impossible because  Shay didn't even know how to hold the bat
> properly, much less connect with  the ball.
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> However, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher,  recognizing that the other team was putting
> winning aside for this moment  in Shay's life, moved in a few steps to
> lob the ball in softly so Shay  could at least make contact.
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> The first pitch came and Shay swung  clumsily and missed.
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> The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss  the ball softly
> towards Shay.
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> As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the  ball and hit a slow ground
> ball right back to the pitcher.
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> The game  would now be over.
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> The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could  have easily thrown
> the ball to the first baseman.
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> Shay would have been  out and that would have been the end of the game.
>
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> Instead, the  pitcher threw the ball right over the first baseman's
> head, out of reach  of all team mates.
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> Everyone from the stands and both teams started  yelling, 'Shay, run to
> first!
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> Run to first!'
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> Never in his life had  Shay ever run that far, but he made it to first
> base.
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> He scampered down  the baseline, wide-eyed and startled.
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> Everyone yelled, 'Run to  second, run to second!'
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> Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards  second, gleaming and
> struggling to make it to the base.
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> B y the time  Shay rounded towards second base, the right fielder had
> the ball . the  smallest guy on their team who now had his first
> chance to be the hero for  his team.
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> He could have thrown the ball to the second-baseman for the  tag, but
> he understood the pitcher's intentions so he, too, intentionally
> threw the ball high and far over the third-baseman's head.
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> Shay ran  toward third base deliriously as the runners ahead of him
> circled the  bases toward home.
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>
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> All were screaming, 'Shay, Shay, Shay, all the  Way Shay'
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> Shay reached third base because the opposing shortstop  ran to help
> him by turning him in the direction of third base, and  shouted, 'Run
> to third!
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> Shay, run to third!'
>
>
> As Shay rounded  third, the boys from both teams, and the spectators,
> were on their feet  screaming, 'Shay, run home! Run home!'
>
> Shay ran to home, stepped on the  plate, and was cheered as the hero
> who hit the grand slam and won the game  for his team
>
>
> 'That day', said the father softly with tears now  rolling down his
> face, 'the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of  true love and
> humanity into this world'.
>
>
> Shay didn't make it to  another summer. He died that winter, having
> never forgotten being the hero  and making me so happy, and coming
> home and seeing his Mother tearfully  embrace her little hero of the
> day!
>
>
> AND NOW A LITTLE FOOT NOTE TO  THIS STORY:
>
> We all send thousands of jokes through the e-mail without a  second
> thought, but when it comes to sending messages about life choices,
> people hesitate.
>
> The crude, vulgar, and often obscene pass freely  through cyberspace,
> but public discussion about decency is too often  suppressed in our
> schools and workplaces.
>
>
> If  you're thinking about forwarding this message, chances are that
> you're  probably sorting out the people in your address book who
> aren't the  'appropriate' ones to receive this type of message Well,
> the person who  sent you this believes that we all can make a
> difference.
>
> We  all have thousands of opportunities every single day to help
> realize the  'natural order of things.'
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> So many seemingly trivial interactions  between two people present us
> with a choice:
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> Do we pass along a little  spark of love and humanity or do we pass up
> those opportunities and leave  the world a little bit colder in the
> process?
>
>
> A wise man once said  every society is judged by how it treats it's
> least fortunate amongst  them.
>
>
> You now have two choices:
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> 1. Delete
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> 2.  Forward
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> May  your day, be a Shay Day.