作者: thousands (於是生命開始轉彎) 看板: NCKU-FHL
標題: [轉錄]The Father's eyes...
時間: Fri Nov 20 07:32:08 1998

※ [本文轉錄自 nthu 看板]

作者: mandy (和上帝談戀愛!^_^) 站內: nthu
標題: The Father's eyes...
時間: Sat Nov 14 23:14:43 1998

從網路上看到一篇很感人的文章...
和大家分享！有點長喔...請耐心地把它看完...
因為真的很棒！(可以順便訓練英文！^_^)

Bob Richards, the former pole-vault champion, shares a moving story about a

skinny young boy who loved football with all his heart. Practice after

practice, he eagerly gave everything he had. But being half the size of

the other boys, he got absolutely nowhere. At all the games, this hopeful

athlete sat on the bench and hardly ever played. This teenager lived alone

with his father, and the two of them had a very special relationship.

Even though the son was always on the bench, his father was always in the

stands cheering. He never missed a game. This young man was still the smallest

of the class when he entered high school. But his father continued to encourage

him but also made it very clear that he did not have to play football if he

didn't want to. But the young man loved football and decided to hang in there.

He was determined to try his best at every practice, and perhaps he'd get to

play when he became a senior. All through high school he never missed a

practice nor a game, but remained a bench warmer all four years. His faithful

father was always in the stands, always with words of encouragement for him.

When the young man went to college, he decided to try out for the football

team as a "walk-on". Everyone was sure he could never make the cut, but he did.

The coach admitted that he kept him on the roster because he always puts his

heart and soul to every practice, and at the same time, provided the other

members with the spirit and hustle they badly needed. The news that he had

survived the cut thrilled him so much that he rushed to the nearest phone and

called his father. His father shared his excitement and was sent season

tickets for all the college games. This persistent young athlete never missed

practice during his four years at college, but he never got to play in the

game.


                        --To be continued--