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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
PASU BUNGA TERPAKAI
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
UMRAH & ZIARAH TANAH SUCI MADINAH & MEKAH
Alhamdulillah saya berkesempatan mengerjakan ibadah umrah dan ziarah di Tanah Suci Madinah dan Mekah bersama ibu & bapa mertua dari 24/Ogos/09 hingga 6/Sep/09 yang lepas. Berikut saya sertakan gambar-gambar yang diambil oleh saya.
Poskad: Masjid Nabi, Madinah
Perkuburan Syuhada Bukit Uhud
'Shopping kurma' di kaki Bukit Uhud
Sebahagian kecil Bukit Uhud
Masjid Nabi, Madinah dari dekat semasa subuh
Jabal Rahmah, Arafah
Poskad: Hajarul Aswat
Masjidil Haram: 'Construction'
Kaabah dari dekat
Poskad Mekah
Mekah: Kedai 2 Riyal (mainly barang dari China)
'Hotel' Penginapan di Mekah
Handphone prepaid kad: Mobily
Handphone prepaid kad: Sawa
Handphone prepaid kad: Zain
Poskad: Masjid Nabi, Madinah
Perkuburan Syuhada Bukit Uhud
'Shopping kurma' di kaki Bukit Uhud
Sebahagian kecil Bukit Uhud
Masjid Nabi, Madinah dari dekat semasa subuh
Jabal Rahmah, Arafah
Poskad: Hajarul Aswat
Masjidil Haram: 'Construction'
Kaabah dari dekat
Poskad Mekah
Mekah: Kedai 2 Riyal (mainly barang dari China)
'Hotel' Penginapan di Mekah
Handphone prepaid kad: Mobily
Handphone prepaid kad: Sawa
Handphone prepaid kad: Zain
Thursday, June 18, 2009
TIPS: JALAN KAKI JINAKKAN 9 PENYAKIT
TIPS: JALAN KAKI JINAKKAN 9 PENYAKIT
Rencana ini saya terima melalui email pada 18-Jun-2009
STUDI dalam beberapa tahun terakhir semakin mengukuhkan bahwa berjalan tergopoh-gopoh dan bukan jalan santai memang memberi banyak manfaat bagi kesihatan kita. Inilah sembilan manfaat yang dapat diperoleh dari aktiviti jalan kaki.
(1) Serangan Jantung.
Pertama-tama tentu menekan risiko serangan jantung. Kita tahu otot jantung membutuhkan aliran darah lebih deras (dari pembuluh koroner yang memberinya makan) agar bugar dan berfungsi normal memompakan darah tanpa henti. Untuk itu, otot jantung membutuhkan aliran darah yang lebih deras dan lancar. Berjalan kaki tergopoh-gopoh memperderas aliran darah ke dalam koroner jantung. Dengan demikian kecukupan oksigen otot jantung terpenuhi dan otot jantung terjaga untuk bisa tetap cukup berdegup.
Bukan hanya itu. Kelenturan pembuluh darah arteri tubuh yang terlatih menguncup dan mengembang akan terbantu oleh mengejangnya otot-otot tubuh yang berada di sekitar dinding pembuluh darah sewaktu melakukan kegiatan berjalan kaki tergopoh-gopoh itu. Hasil akhirnya, tekanan darah cenderung menjadi lebih rendah, perlengketan antarsel darah yang bisa berakibat gumpalan bekuan darah penyumbat pembuluh juga akan berkurang.
Lebih dari itu, kolesterol baik (HDL) yang bekerja sebagai spons penyerap kolesterol jahat (LDL) akan meningkat dengan berjalan kaki tergopoh-gopoh. Tidak banyak cara di luar obat yang dapat meningkatkan kadar HDL selain dengan bergerak badan. Berjalan kaki tergopoh-gopoh tercatat mampu menurunkan risiko serangan jantung menjadi tinggal separuhnya.
(2). Stroke.
Kendati manfaat berjalan kaki tergopoh-gopoh terhadap stroke pengaruhnya belum senyata terhadap serangan jantung koroner, beberapa studi menunjukkan hasil yang menggembirakan. Tengok saja bukti alami nenek-moyang kita yang lebih banyak melakukan kegiatan berjalan kaki setiap hari, kasus stroke zaman dulu tidak sebanyak sekarang. Salah satu studi terhadap 70 ribu perawat (Harvard School of Public Health) yang dalam bekerja tercatat melakukan kegiatan berjalan kaki sebanyak 20 jam dalam seminggu, risiko mereka terserang stroke menurun duapertiga.
(3). Berat badan stabil.
Ternyata dengan membiasakan berjalan kaki rutin, laju metabolisme tubuh ditingkatkan. Selain sejumlah kalori terbuang oleh aktivitas berjalan kaki, kelebihan kalori yang mungkin ada akan terbakar oleh meningkatnya metabolisme tubuh, sehingga kenaikan berat badan tidak terjadi.
(4). Menurunkan berat badan.
Ya, selain berat badan dipertahankan stabil, mereka yang mulai kelebihan berat badan, bisa diturunkan dengan melakukan kegiatan berjalan kaki tergopoh-gopoh itu secara rutin. Kelebihan gajih di bawah kulit akan dibakar bila rajin melakukan kegiatan berjalan kaki cukup laju paling kurang satu jam.
(5). Mencegah kencing manis.
Ya, dengan membiasakan berjalan kaki melaju sekitar 6 km per jam, waktu tempuh sekitar 50 menit, ternyata dapat menunda atau mencegah berkembangnya diabetes Tipe 2, khususnya pada mereka yang bertubuh gemuk (National Institute of Diabetes and Gigesive & Kidney Diseases).
Sebagaimana kita tahu bahwa kasus diabetes yang bisa diatasi tanpa perlu minum obat, bisa dilakukan dengan memilih gerak badan rutin berkala. Selama gula darah bisa terkontrol hanya dengan cara bergerak badan (brisk walking), obat tidak diperlukan. Itu berarti bahwa berjalan kaki tergopoh-gopoh sama manfaatnya dengan obat antidiabetes.
(6). Mencegah osteoporosis.
Betul. Dengan gerak badan dan berjalan kaki cepat, bukan saja otot-otot badan yang diperkokoh, melainkan tulang-belulang juga. Untuk metabolisme kalsium, bergerak badan diperlukan juga, selain butuh paparan cahaya matahari pagi. Tak cukup ekstra kalsium dan vitamin D saja untuk mencegah atau memperlambat proses osteoporosis. Tubuh juga membutuhkan gerak badan dan memerlukan waktu paling kurang 15 menit terpapar matahari pagi agar terbebas dari ancaman osteoporosis.
Mereka yang melakukan gerak badan sejak muda, dan cukup mengonsumsi kalsium, sampai usia 70 tahun diperkirakan masih bisa terbebas dari ancaman pengeroposan tulang.
(7). Meredakan encok lutut.
Lebih sepertiga orang usia lanjut di Amerika mengalami encok lutut (osteoarthiris). Dengan membiasakan diri berjalan kaki cepat atau memilih berjalan di dalam kolam renang, keluhan nyeri encok lutut bisa mereda. Untuk mereka yang mengidap encok lutut, kegiatan berjalan kaki perlu dilakukan berselang-seling, tidak setiap hari. Tujuannya untuk memberi kesempatan kepada sendi untuk memulihkan diri.
Satu hal yang perlu diingat bagi pengidap encok tungkai atau kaki: jangan keliru memilih sepatu olahraga. Kita tahu, dengan semakin bertambahnya usia, ruang sendi semakin sempit, lapisan rawan sendi kian menipis, dan cairan ruang sendi sudah susut. Kondisi sendi yang sudah seperti itu perlu dijaga dan dilindungi agar tidak mengalami goncangan yang berat oleh beban bobot tubuh, terlebih pada yang gemuk.
Bila bantalan (sol) sepatu olahraganya kurang empuk, sepatu gagal berperan sebagai peredam goncangan (shock absorber). Itu berarti sendi tetap mengalami beban goncangan berat selama berjalan, apalagi bila berlari atau melompat. Hal ini yang memperburuk kondisi sendi, lalu mencetuskan serangan nyeri sendi atau menimbulkan penyakit sendi pada mereka yang berisiko terkena gangguan sendi.
Munculnya nyeri sendi sehabis melakukan kegiatan berjalan kaki, bisa jadi lantaran keliru memilih jenis sepatu olahraga. Sepatu bermerek menentukan kualitas bantalannya, selain kesesuaian anatomi kaki. Kebiasaan berjalan kaki tanpa alas kaki, bahkan di dalam rumah sekalipun, bisa memperburuk kondisi sendi-sendi tungkai dan kaki, akibat beban dan goncangan yang harus dipikul oleh sendi.
(8) Depresi.
Ternyata bergerak badan dengan berjalan kaki cepat juga membantu pasien dengan status depresi. Berjalan kaki tergopoh-gopoh bisa menggantikan obat antidepresan yang harus diminum rutin. Studi ihwal terbebas dari depresi dengan berjalan kaki sudah dikerjakan lebih 10 tahun.
(9). Kanser
juga dapat dibatalkan muncul bila kita rajin berjalan kaki, setidaknya jenis kanker usus besar (colorectal carcinoma). Kita tahu, bergerak badan ikut melancarkan peristaltik usus, sehingga buang air besar lebih tertib. Kanser usus dicetuskan pula oleh tertahannya tinja lebih lama di saluran pencernaan. Studi lain juga menyebutkan peran berjalan kaki terhadap kemungkinan penurunan risiko terkena kanser payudara.
Rencana ini saya terima melalui email pada 18-Jun-2009
STUDI dalam beberapa tahun terakhir semakin mengukuhkan bahwa berjalan tergopoh-gopoh dan bukan jalan santai memang memberi banyak manfaat bagi kesihatan kita. Inilah sembilan manfaat yang dapat diperoleh dari aktiviti jalan kaki.
(1) Serangan Jantung.
Pertama-tama tentu menekan risiko serangan jantung. Kita tahu otot jantung membutuhkan aliran darah lebih deras (dari pembuluh koroner yang memberinya makan) agar bugar dan berfungsi normal memompakan darah tanpa henti. Untuk itu, otot jantung membutuhkan aliran darah yang lebih deras dan lancar. Berjalan kaki tergopoh-gopoh memperderas aliran darah ke dalam koroner jantung. Dengan demikian kecukupan oksigen otot jantung terpenuhi dan otot jantung terjaga untuk bisa tetap cukup berdegup.
Bukan hanya itu. Kelenturan pembuluh darah arteri tubuh yang terlatih menguncup dan mengembang akan terbantu oleh mengejangnya otot-otot tubuh yang berada di sekitar dinding pembuluh darah sewaktu melakukan kegiatan berjalan kaki tergopoh-gopoh itu. Hasil akhirnya, tekanan darah cenderung menjadi lebih rendah, perlengketan antarsel darah yang bisa berakibat gumpalan bekuan darah penyumbat pembuluh juga akan berkurang.
Lebih dari itu, kolesterol baik (HDL) yang bekerja sebagai spons penyerap kolesterol jahat (LDL) akan meningkat dengan berjalan kaki tergopoh-gopoh. Tidak banyak cara di luar obat yang dapat meningkatkan kadar HDL selain dengan bergerak badan. Berjalan kaki tergopoh-gopoh tercatat mampu menurunkan risiko serangan jantung menjadi tinggal separuhnya.
(2). Stroke.
Kendati manfaat berjalan kaki tergopoh-gopoh terhadap stroke pengaruhnya belum senyata terhadap serangan jantung koroner, beberapa studi menunjukkan hasil yang menggembirakan. Tengok saja bukti alami nenek-moyang kita yang lebih banyak melakukan kegiatan berjalan kaki setiap hari, kasus stroke zaman dulu tidak sebanyak sekarang. Salah satu studi terhadap 70 ribu perawat (Harvard School of Public Health) yang dalam bekerja tercatat melakukan kegiatan berjalan kaki sebanyak 20 jam dalam seminggu, risiko mereka terserang stroke menurun duapertiga.
(3). Berat badan stabil.
Ternyata dengan membiasakan berjalan kaki rutin, laju metabolisme tubuh ditingkatkan. Selain sejumlah kalori terbuang oleh aktivitas berjalan kaki, kelebihan kalori yang mungkin ada akan terbakar oleh meningkatnya metabolisme tubuh, sehingga kenaikan berat badan tidak terjadi.
(4). Menurunkan berat badan.
Ya, selain berat badan dipertahankan stabil, mereka yang mulai kelebihan berat badan, bisa diturunkan dengan melakukan kegiatan berjalan kaki tergopoh-gopoh itu secara rutin. Kelebihan gajih di bawah kulit akan dibakar bila rajin melakukan kegiatan berjalan kaki cukup laju paling kurang satu jam.
(5). Mencegah kencing manis.
Ya, dengan membiasakan berjalan kaki melaju sekitar 6 km per jam, waktu tempuh sekitar 50 menit, ternyata dapat menunda atau mencegah berkembangnya diabetes Tipe 2, khususnya pada mereka yang bertubuh gemuk (National Institute of Diabetes and Gigesive & Kidney Diseases).
Sebagaimana kita tahu bahwa kasus diabetes yang bisa diatasi tanpa perlu minum obat, bisa dilakukan dengan memilih gerak badan rutin berkala. Selama gula darah bisa terkontrol hanya dengan cara bergerak badan (brisk walking), obat tidak diperlukan. Itu berarti bahwa berjalan kaki tergopoh-gopoh sama manfaatnya dengan obat antidiabetes.
(6). Mencegah osteoporosis.
Betul. Dengan gerak badan dan berjalan kaki cepat, bukan saja otot-otot badan yang diperkokoh, melainkan tulang-belulang juga. Untuk metabolisme kalsium, bergerak badan diperlukan juga, selain butuh paparan cahaya matahari pagi. Tak cukup ekstra kalsium dan vitamin D saja untuk mencegah atau memperlambat proses osteoporosis. Tubuh juga membutuhkan gerak badan dan memerlukan waktu paling kurang 15 menit terpapar matahari pagi agar terbebas dari ancaman osteoporosis.
Mereka yang melakukan gerak badan sejak muda, dan cukup mengonsumsi kalsium, sampai usia 70 tahun diperkirakan masih bisa terbebas dari ancaman pengeroposan tulang.
(7). Meredakan encok lutut.
Lebih sepertiga orang usia lanjut di Amerika mengalami encok lutut (osteoarthiris). Dengan membiasakan diri berjalan kaki cepat atau memilih berjalan di dalam kolam renang, keluhan nyeri encok lutut bisa mereda. Untuk mereka yang mengidap encok lutut, kegiatan berjalan kaki perlu dilakukan berselang-seling, tidak setiap hari. Tujuannya untuk memberi kesempatan kepada sendi untuk memulihkan diri.
Satu hal yang perlu diingat bagi pengidap encok tungkai atau kaki: jangan keliru memilih sepatu olahraga. Kita tahu, dengan semakin bertambahnya usia, ruang sendi semakin sempit, lapisan rawan sendi kian menipis, dan cairan ruang sendi sudah susut. Kondisi sendi yang sudah seperti itu perlu dijaga dan dilindungi agar tidak mengalami goncangan yang berat oleh beban bobot tubuh, terlebih pada yang gemuk.
Bila bantalan (sol) sepatu olahraganya kurang empuk, sepatu gagal berperan sebagai peredam goncangan (shock absorber). Itu berarti sendi tetap mengalami beban goncangan berat selama berjalan, apalagi bila berlari atau melompat. Hal ini yang memperburuk kondisi sendi, lalu mencetuskan serangan nyeri sendi atau menimbulkan penyakit sendi pada mereka yang berisiko terkena gangguan sendi.
Munculnya nyeri sendi sehabis melakukan kegiatan berjalan kaki, bisa jadi lantaran keliru memilih jenis sepatu olahraga. Sepatu bermerek menentukan kualitas bantalannya, selain kesesuaian anatomi kaki. Kebiasaan berjalan kaki tanpa alas kaki, bahkan di dalam rumah sekalipun, bisa memperburuk kondisi sendi-sendi tungkai dan kaki, akibat beban dan goncangan yang harus dipikul oleh sendi.
(8) Depresi.
Ternyata bergerak badan dengan berjalan kaki cepat juga membantu pasien dengan status depresi. Berjalan kaki tergopoh-gopoh bisa menggantikan obat antidepresan yang harus diminum rutin. Studi ihwal terbebas dari depresi dengan berjalan kaki sudah dikerjakan lebih 10 tahun.
(9). Kanser
juga dapat dibatalkan muncul bila kita rajin berjalan kaki, setidaknya jenis kanker usus besar (colorectal carcinoma). Kita tahu, bergerak badan ikut melancarkan peristaltik usus, sehingga buang air besar lebih tertib. Kanser usus dicetuskan pula oleh tertahannya tinja lebih lama di saluran pencernaan. Studi lain juga menyebutkan peran berjalan kaki terhadap kemungkinan penurunan risiko terkena kanser payudara.
Monday, June 8, 2009
HARI IBU
(Saya terima melalui e-mail pada 6/Mei/09)
Salam,
Berkenaan sambutan atau "merayakan" Hari Ibu , adakah kita orang Islam sebenarnya tahu kenapa Ahad ke 2 bulan Mei dipilih sebagai memperingati Hari Ibu di Malaysia atau sekadar meniru / menurut mem-khinzir buta sahaja ?
Menurut sejarah, sambutan Hari Ibu hari Ahad ke 2 bulan Mei berasal dari sambutan memperingati wanita rakyat Amerika bernama Anna Reeves Jarvis yang bermula pada tahun 1908. Kematian Anna Reeves Jarvis telah menyebabkan anak perempuannya Anna M. Jarvis memulakan kempennya untuk mewujudkan sambutan Hari Ibu secara rasmi. Dalam petisyennya kepada gereja di mana ibunya telah menghambakan diri untuk mengajar di kelas gereja setiap hari Ahad, dan pada hari Ahad ke 2 bulan Mei 1908, permintaannya telah dimakbulkan dan sambutan Hari Ibu telah dibuat secara rasmi di West Virginia. Pada waktu sambutan itu Anna M. Jarvis telah membuat dekorasi bunga Carnation sempena bunga kegemaran ibunya. Begitulah sejarah bunga Carnition dijadikan bunga rasmi sambutan hari ibu . Lazimnya Carnation Putih untuk penghormatan bagi ibu-ibu yang sudah tiada manakala Carnation Merah atau Merah Jambu untuk ibu-ibu yang masih ada.
Negara Indonesia dilihat lebih resional dalam memperingati Hari Ibu ( pd setiap 22 Disember ). Mereka adalah satu2nya negara yang menyambut pada tarikh tersebut, yang bersempena organisasi-organisasi wanita Indonesia mengadakan kongres pertamanya di Yogyakarta dan membentuk kongres wanita yang kini dikenal sebagai Kongres Wanita Indonesia pada 22 Disember 1928. Penetapan tarikh sambutan ini pertama kali dibuat oleh Presiden Soekarno pada tahun 1959, hingga kini.
Sementara di negara2 Arab pula disambut pada setiap 21 Mac. Memetik kata2 Sheikh Asem Al-Hakim, Imam Masjid Jaafar Al-Tayyar di Arab Saudi, "...considers the celebrating of a special day for mothers to be an imitation of non-Muslims, pointing out that the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: Whoever imitates or resembles a nation, he is considered among them. We have to ask ourselves before we do something, if the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) did it? Or is March 21 a special date in Muslim or Arab traditions? Of course it is not; so why should we observe it when Islam as a religion shows more respect and love for women and mothers than any other religion in the world. Imitating what Western nations do opens doors for Muslims to celebrate many other occasions which are forbidden."
Rasanya kita umat Islam cukup sekadar tertumpu kepada Hari Lahir ataupun Hari Kematian (kalau nak sangat mengingati) dengan mengadakan doa selamat atau tahlil arwah sebagai sedekah. Lebih afdhal.
Wallahu'alam.
Salam,
Berkenaan sambutan atau "merayakan" Hari Ibu , adakah kita orang Islam sebenarnya tahu kenapa Ahad ke 2 bulan Mei dipilih sebagai memperingati Hari Ibu di Malaysia atau sekadar meniru / menurut mem-khinzir buta sahaja ?
Menurut sejarah, sambutan Hari Ibu hari Ahad ke 2 bulan Mei berasal dari sambutan memperingati wanita rakyat Amerika bernama Anna Reeves Jarvis yang bermula pada tahun 1908. Kematian Anna Reeves Jarvis telah menyebabkan anak perempuannya Anna M. Jarvis memulakan kempennya untuk mewujudkan sambutan Hari Ibu secara rasmi. Dalam petisyennya kepada gereja di mana ibunya telah menghambakan diri untuk mengajar di kelas gereja setiap hari Ahad, dan pada hari Ahad ke 2 bulan Mei 1908, permintaannya telah dimakbulkan dan sambutan Hari Ibu telah dibuat secara rasmi di West Virginia. Pada waktu sambutan itu Anna M. Jarvis telah membuat dekorasi bunga Carnation sempena bunga kegemaran ibunya. Begitulah sejarah bunga Carnition dijadikan bunga rasmi sambutan hari ibu . Lazimnya Carnation Putih untuk penghormatan bagi ibu-ibu yang sudah tiada manakala Carnation Merah atau Merah Jambu untuk ibu-ibu yang masih ada.
Negara Indonesia dilihat lebih resional dalam memperingati Hari Ibu ( pd setiap 22 Disember ). Mereka adalah satu2nya negara yang menyambut pada tarikh tersebut, yang bersempena organisasi-organisasi wanita Indonesia mengadakan kongres pertamanya di Yogyakarta dan membentuk kongres wanita yang kini dikenal sebagai Kongres Wanita Indonesia pada 22 Disember 1928. Penetapan tarikh sambutan ini pertama kali dibuat oleh Presiden Soekarno pada tahun 1959, hingga kini.
Sementara di negara2 Arab pula disambut pada setiap 21 Mac. Memetik kata2 Sheikh Asem Al-Hakim, Imam Masjid Jaafar Al-Tayyar di Arab Saudi, "...considers the celebrating of a special day for mothers to be an imitation of non-Muslims, pointing out that the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: Whoever imitates or resembles a nation, he is considered among them. We have to ask ourselves before we do something, if the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) did it? Or is March 21 a special date in Muslim or Arab traditions? Of course it is not; so why should we observe it when Islam as a religion shows more respect and love for women and mothers than any other religion in the world. Imitating what Western nations do opens doors for Muslims to celebrate many other occasions which are forbidden."
Rasanya kita umat Islam cukup sekadar tertumpu kepada Hari Lahir ataupun Hari Kematian (kalau nak sangat mengingati) dengan mengadakan doa selamat atau tahlil arwah sebagai sedekah. Lebih afdhal.
Wallahu'alam.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
CHOICES...........
Note: I received the following story through email on 21/5/09. Very interesting life story.
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?
At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves learning-disabled children, 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 dedicated staff, he offered a question: 'When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does is done with perfection. Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot understand things as other children do. Where is the natural order of things in my son?'
The audience was stilled by the query.
The father continued. 'I believe, that when a child like Shay, physically and mentally handicapped comes into the world, an opportunity to realize true human nature presents itself, and it comes in the way other people treat that child.'
Then he told the following story:
Shay and his father had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, 'Do you think they'll let me play?' Shay's father knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but the father also understood that if his 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.
Shay's father 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.'
Shay struggled over to the team's bench and, with a broad smile, put on a team shirt. His Father watche d with a small tear in his eye and warmth in his heart. The boys saw the father's joy at his son being accepted. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but was still behind by three. 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 his father waved to him from the stands. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again. Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was scheduled to be next at bat.
At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game? 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.
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. The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed. The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards Shay. As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher.
The game would now be over. The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman. Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game.
Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the first baseman's head, out of reach of all team mates. Everyone from the stands and both teams started yelling, 'Shay, run to first! Run to first!' Never in his life had Shay ever run that far, but he made it to first base. He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled.
Everyone yelled, 'Run to second, run to se cond!' Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and struggling to make it to the base. By 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. 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. Shay ran toward third base deliriously as the runners ahead of him circled the bases toward home.
All were screaming, 'Shay, Shay, Shay, all the way Shay'
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! 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, an d 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 his father so happy, and coming home and seeing his Mother tearfully embrace her little hero of the day!
AND NOW A LITTLE FOOTNOTE 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 'appro priate' 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.' So many seemingly trivial interactions between two people present us with a choice: 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: 1. Delete 2. Forward May your day, be a Shay Day
Hopefully a few of the less discerning people on this site will read this and think twice about their actions, but if not, its them thats going to lose out in life
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?
At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves learning-disabled children, 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 dedicated staff, he offered a question: 'When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does is done with perfection. Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot understand things as other children do. Where is the natural order of things in my son?'
The audience was stilled by the query.
The father continued. 'I believe, that when a child like Shay, physically and mentally handicapped comes into the world, an opportunity to realize true human nature presents itself, and it comes in the way other people treat that child.'
Then he told the following story:
Shay and his father had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, 'Do you think they'll let me play?' Shay's father knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but the father also understood that if his 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.
Shay's father 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.'
Shay struggled over to the team's bench and, with a broad smile, put on a team shirt. His Father watche d with a small tear in his eye and warmth in his heart. The boys saw the father's joy at his son being accepted. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but was still behind by three. 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 his father waved to him from the stands. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again. Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was scheduled to be next at bat.
At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game? 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.
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. The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed. The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards Shay. As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher.
The game would now be over. The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman. Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game.
Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the first baseman's head, out of reach of all team mates. Everyone from the stands and both teams started yelling, 'Shay, run to first! Run to first!' Never in his life had Shay ever run that far, but he made it to first base. He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled.
Everyone yelled, 'Run to second, run to se cond!' Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and struggling to make it to the base. By 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. 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. Shay ran toward third base deliriously as the runners ahead of him circled the bases toward home.
All were screaming, 'Shay, Shay, Shay, all the way Shay'
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! 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, an d 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 his father so happy, and coming home and seeing his Mother tearfully embrace her little hero of the day!
AND NOW A LITTLE FOOTNOTE 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 'appro priate' 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.' So many seemingly trivial interactions between two people present us with a choice: 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: 1. Delete 2. Forward May your day, be a Shay Day
Hopefully a few of the less discerning people on this site will read this and think twice about their actions, but if not, its them thats going to lose out in life
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