THE POWER OF DETERMINATION (TRUE STORY)
The
little country schoolhouse was heated by an old-fashioned, pot-bellied coal
stove. A little boy had the job of coming to school early each day to start the
fire and warm the room before his teacher and his classmates arrived.
One
morning they arrived to find the schoolhouse engulfed in flames. They dragged
the unconscious little boy out of the flaming building more dead than alive. He
had major burns over the lower half of his body and was taken to a nearby
county hospital.
From
his bed the dreadfully burned, semi-conscious little boy faintly heard the
doctor talking to his mother. The doctor told his mother that her son would
surely die – which was for the best, really – for the terrible fire had
devastated the lower half of his body.
But
the brave boy didn’t want to die. He made up his mind that he would survive.
Somehow, to the amazement of the physician, he did survive. When the mortal
danger was past, he again heard the doctor and his mother speaking quietly. The
mother was told that since the fire had destroyed so much flesh in the lower
part of his body, it would almost be better if he had died, since he was doomed
to be a lifetime cripple with no use at all of his lower limbs.
Once
more the brave boy made up his mind. He would not be a cripple. He would walk.
But unfortunately from the waist down, he had no motor ability. His thin legs
just dangled there, all but lifeless.
Ultimately
he was released from the hospital. Every day his mother would massage his
little legs, but there was no feeling, no control, nothing. Yet his
determination that he would walk was as strong as ever.
When
he wasn’t in bed, he was confined to a wheelchair. One sunny day his mother
wheeled him out into the yard to get some fresh air. This day, instead of
sitting there, he threw himself from the chair. He pulled himself across the
grass, dragging his legs behind him.
He
worked his way to the white picket fence bordering their lot. With great
effort, he raised himself up on the fence. Then, stake by stake, he began
dragging himself along the fence, resolved that he would walk. He started to do
this every day until he wore a smooth path all around the yard beside the
fence. There was nothing he wanted more than to develop life in those legs.
Ultimately
through his daily massages, his iron persistence and his resolute
determination, he did develop the ability to stand up, then to walk haltingly,
then to walk by himself – and then – to run.
He
began to walk to school, then to run to school, to run for the sheer joy of
running. Later in college he made the track team.
Still
later in Madison Square Garden this young man who was not expected to survive,
who would surely never walk, who could never hope to run – this determined
young man, Dr. Glenn Cunningham, ran the world’s fastest mile**!
Paraphrasing
The strange
boy didn’t want to pass away. He made
sure that he would survive. Somehow, to the surprise of the physician, he did survive. When the mortal danger
was past, he again heard the doctor and his mother talking quietly. The mother was told that since the fire had smashed so much meat in the lower part of his body, it would almost be better if he
had pass away, since he was doomed to be a lifetime cripple with no use at all
of his lower parts.
Quotation
The
doctor stated that that son would surely die, which was for the best, because
the terrible fire had devastated the lower half of his body.
Summary
The
son was horribly burned in a schoolhouse fire. Doctors predicted he would never
walk again. But He made up his mind that he would survive. He took his first
steps and through sheer determination, learned to run despite the pain. He is never
hopeless and finally he set a world record for the mile of 4:06.8 and held
seven of the top 13 fastest recorded times for the mile.
One
day, a young guy and a young girl fell in love. But the guy came from a poor
family. The girl’s parents weren’t too happy. So the young man decided not only
to court the girl but to court her parents as well. In time, the parents saw
that he was a good man and was worthy of their daughter’s hand.
But
there was another problem: The man was a soldier. Soon, war broke out and he
was being sent overseas for a year. The week before he left, the man knelt on
his knee and asked his lady love, “Will you marry me?” She wiped a tear, said
yes, and they were engaged. They agreed that when he got back in one year, they
would get married.
But
tragedy struck. A few days after he left, the girl had a major vehicular
accident. It was a head-on collision. When she woke up in the hospital, she saw
her father and mother crying. Immediately, she knew there was something wrong. She
later found out that she suffered brain injury. The part of her brain that
controlled her face muscles was damaged. Her once lovely face was now
disfigured. She cried as she saw herself in the mirror. “Yesterday, I was
beautiful. Today, I’m a monster.” Her body was also covered with so many ugly
wounds.
Right
there and then, she decided to release her fiancé from their promise. She knew
he wouldn’t want her anymore. She would forget about him and never see him
again.
For
one year, the soldier wrote many letters—but she wouldn’t answer. He phoned her
many times but she wouldn’t return her calls. But after one year, the mother
walked into her room and announced, “He’s back from the war.” The girl shouted,
“No! Please don’t tell him about me. Don’t tell him I’m here!” The mother said,
“He’s getting married,” and handed her a wedding invitation. The girl’s heart
sank. She knew she still loved him—but she had to forget him now. With great
sadness, she opened the wedding invitation.
And
then she saw her name on it! Confused, she asked, “What is this?” That was when
the young man entered her room with a bouquet of flowers. He knelt beside her
and asked, “Will you marry me?” The girl covered her face with her hands and
said, “I’m ugly!” The man said, “Without your permission, your mother sent me
your photos. When I saw your photos, I realized that nothing has changed.
You’re still the person I fell in love. You’re still as beautiful as ever.
Because I love you!”
Paraphrasing
One
day, a young man and a young woman fell in love. But the man came from a poor family. The woman’s parents weren’t too happy. So
the young man decided not only to convince the woman but to convince
her parents as well. In time, the parents saw that he was a kind man and was suitable of
their daughter’s hand.
Quotation
The
man stated that will she marry him
The
woman stated that yesterday, she was beautiful. Today, she is a monster
Summary
The
young guy and girl was falling in love, but girl’s parents weren’t to happy. The man court the girl’s parent
until they belive that he is a good man for their dougther. The man is a soldier
and he was being sent overseas for a year. They were engaged. One day a woman had
a major vehicular accident. After a year the man back to the woman. Although
the woman be ungly but the man still loving her. And finally they got married.
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar