--- Fitri Wahyuningsih <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> To: "Fitri Wahyuningsih" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: "Fitri Wahyuningsih" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 17:11:33 +0700 > Subject: [PsikologiUnpad] the pink ribbon > > A handsome, middle-aged man walked quietly into the > cafe and sat down. > Before he ordered, he couldn't help but notice a > group of younger men at the > table next to him. It was obvious they were making > fun of something about > him, and it wasn't until he remembered he was > wearing a small pink ribbon on > the lapel of his suit that he became aware of what > the joke was all about. > > The man brushed off the reaction as ignorance, but > the smirks began to get > to him. He looked one of the rude men square in the > eye, placed his hand > beneath the ribbon and asked, quizzically, "This?" > > With that the men all began to laugh out loud. The > man he addressed said, as > he fought back laughter, "Hey, sorry man, but we > were just commenting on how > pretty your pink ribbon looks against your blue > jacket!" > > The middle aged man calmly motioned for the joker to > come over to his table > and invited him to sit down. As uncomfortable as he > was, the guy obliged, > not really sure why. In a soft voice, the middle > aged man said, "I wear this > ribbon to bring awareness about breast cancer. I > wear it in my mother's > honor." > > "Oh, sorry dude. She died of breast cancer?" > > "No, she didn't. She's alive and well. But her > breasts nourished me as an > infant, and were a soft resting place for my head > when I was scared or > lonely as a little boy. I'm very grateful for my > mother's breasts, and her > health." > > "Umm," the stranger replied, "Yeah." > > "And I wear this ribbon to honor my wife", the > middle-aged man, went on. > > "And she's okay, too?" the other guy asked. > > "Oh, yes. She's fine. Her breasts have been a great > source of loving > pleasure for both of us, and with them she nurtured > and nourished our > beautiful daughter 23 years ago. I am grateful for > my wife's breasts, and > for her health." > > "Uh huh. And I guess you wear it to honor your > daughter, also?" > > "No. It's too late to honor my daughter by wearing > it now. My daughter died > of breast cancer one month ago. She thought she was > too young to have breast > cancer, so when she accidentally noticed a small > lump, she ignored it. She > thought that since it wasn't painful, it must not be > anything to worry > about." > > Shaken and ashamed, the now sober stranger said, > "Oh, man, I'm so sorry, > mister." > > "So, in my daughter's memory, too, I proudly wear > this little ribbon, which > allows me the opportunity to enlighten others. Now, > go home and talk to your > wife and your daughters, your mother and your > friends. And here," the > middle-aged man reached in his pocket and handed the > other man a little pink > ribbon. > > The guy looked at it, slowly raised his head and > asked, "Can you help me put > it on?" > > This is breast cancer awareness month. Do regular > breast self-exams and if > you are a woman over the age of 40, have annual > mammogram tests. And > encourage those women you love to do the same. > > Please send this on to anyone you would like to > remind of the importance of > breast cancer awareness. > > A CANDLE LOSES NOTHING BY LIGHTING ANOTHER CANDLE. > PLEASE KEEP THIS CANDLE GOING! > > > > > "We can do no great things - only small things with > great love." Mother > Teresa (1910-1997) > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com HAPUS BAGIAN EMAIL YG TIDAK PERLU SEBELUM ME-REPLY. ========================================================== Milis Tabloid BOLA Untuk KELUAR DARI MILIS INI. Kirim Mail kosong (tanpa subject) ke alamat [EMAIL PROTECTED] ========================================================== Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolaml/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
