He is an amazing Father! A real inspiration not just for parents with disabled kids, But for athletes and disabled people themselves!!! And of course anyone that can be inspired to live life to its fullest! A wonderful human being!!
Mother Theresa is still my number one hero! What an amazing spirit that little lady had! On Jan 17, 11:53 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > (((((Mercury))))) > > I am speechless and tearfull. > > You are one of my heroes (((((Mercury))))) > > Thank you very much for being who you are and for sharing it with us. > This world is a bit better because you are in it. > > Peace and best wishes. > > Xi > > On Jan 18, 4:34 am, "Mercury.Sailor" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > One of my biggest heros! > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flRvsO8m_KI&feature=channel_page > > > On Jan 14, 9:05 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Obviously, beauty is in the eyes of the watcher LOL > > > > Of course, thank you very much ! > > > > (((((Mercury))))) > > > > Maybe, sometimes people suffer stress, psychological disfunctions or > > > just plain blindness to what really matters: to make each others life > > > a little bit better. > > > > Peace and best wishes. > > > > Xi > > > > On Jan 14, 12:21 pm, "Mercury.Sailor" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Beautifully said. You are one of my favorte heroes! ((((((((Xi)))))) > > > > > The reason I wrote what I did is because I hate to see people > > > > (especially those who are just different treated in a mean way, > > > > especially when that person doesn't have a malice bone in thier body) > > > > > There is a woman on the old group that is being treated in a hateful > > > > way because she is annoying. And they all gang up on her like she is > > > > the most evil person to ever walk the earth, Yet I have not seen an > > > > ounce of malice come from this particular woman, Yet I have seen > > > > malice come from the ones doing the attacking. > > > > > Its just an odd theme amongst groupies I guess! > > > > > On Jan 12, 9:46 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > (((((Mercury))))) > > > > > > Thank you very much for being here with us. You are one of the bigger > > > > > gold medals. Your message gave me one of the lessons that I will try > > > > > to learn in 2009. I think I am ready to learn it. > > > > > > A little story that happened in August. All people in my camp in > > > > > Chengdu were seriously injured, not seriously enough to stay in a > > > > > hospital, but seriously enough to go to hospital several days a week > > > > > for examination and recovery. I did not receive a whole training > > > > > because I arrived one day on delay, but I had a briefing. Many > > > > > statements in one hour or so that I had to think about and digest > > > > > myself. I remember all, but right now, I want to post two of them. > > > > > > I was told. You are not a boss to tell people what to do, nobody gave > > > > > you such authority. You are not a nurse, you have not skills. You are > > > > > not a mother, they are wise adults who can decide by themselves. And > > > > > other thoughts like that. And finally I was told you are just a human > > > > > being who came here to help other fellow human beings who are exactly > > > > > as you are, many would do the same if cirsumstances would reverse. The > > > > > only difference between you and them is that your body is complete. > > > > > Those who lost one or two legs just need your legs, those who lost one > > > > > or two arms just need your arms. And all your compassion. > > > > > > And the second thought. Who deserves more compassion a girl with two > > > > > legs or a girl who lost one leg? Who deserves more compassion a man > > > > > with two arms or a man with one arm? Among them, who is more human > > > > > being and who is less human being? Conclusion. You have to pay more > > > > > attention to some people than to others because some need more help > > > > > than others, your cold mind has to ponder. But all of us deserve all > > > > > your compassion, there is not a first class and a second class in > > > > > humanity. > > > > > > They learned while I did. Spontaneously, they built their gangs up for > > > > > mutual help and we became just aditional members of their gangs. They > > > > > helped me a lot to understand that briefing. > > > > > > That briefing was one of the three lessons that I tried to learn in > > > > > 2008. > > > > > > Now, I think that I am ready to learn your thought along this year "We > > > > > all have our faults, some more so than others, But non the-less we all > > > > > do." I bet it will be one of the two or three lessons that I have to > > > > > learn this year. > > > > > > Thank you very much for everything. > > > > > > (((((Mercury))))) > > > > > > Peace and best wishes. > > > > > > Xi > > > > > > On Jan 12, 1:06 am, "Mercury.Sailor" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > One big dysfunctional family where "some" think in thier own twisted > > > > > > minds that they are better than others. It is a pet-peeve of mine. > > > > > > > One thing any parent with a disabled child will tell you....We all > > > > > > have learned one of life's most valuable lessons. We all have our > > > > > > faults, some more so than others, But non the-less we all do. > > > > > > > To get a group together and gang up on one person because we dislike > > > > > > that persons faults, Is sick, mean and far from what I believe in. > > > > > > This is why our world is the way it is today because of that bully > > > > > > mentality! I will have no part in it, ever. > > > > > > > On Jan 11, 5:44 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Yes. I will try to learn it from him. He combined perfectly both > > > > > > > feelings, I love it too, "our big family". Thank you for your > > > > > > > remark. > > > > > > > > Peace and best wishes. > > > > > > > > Xi > > > > > > > > On Jan 11, 11:32 pm, "Mercury.Sailor" <[email protected]> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > I love this quote of Jet Li. > > > > > > > > > "Im a citizen of the world, But I am made in China" > > > > > > > > > Its true we are citizens of the world. > > > > > > > > > Thank you for posting this!! > > > > > > > > > On Jan 11, 10:22 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > In the clip about the 2008 gold medals I included a new hero > > > > > > > > > for me, > > > > > > > > > Jet Li. > > > > > > > > > > Not just because his philanthropy, but because his concept of > > > > > > > > > harmony > > > > > > > > > and integration with all agents that intervene. As prof. > > > > > > > > > Yunus, Li has > > > > > > > > > developed a new model of interaction for disaster relief. The > > > > > > > > > Jet Li > > > > > > > > > One Foundation was and is a key player in Sichuan relief > > > > > > > > > combined with > > > > > > > > > the Chinese Red Cross and the United Nations agencies. > > > > > > > > > > Almost 5 millions of volunteers in Sichuan. Although minor > > > > > > > > > mistakes > > > > > > > > > were committed, one of the main knowledge that we have to > > > > > > > > > preserve for > > > > > > > > > future situations is its organization, resources came just in > > > > > > > > > time, > > > > > > > > > teams did not interfere each to other, few details were > > > > > > > > > forgotten, > > > > > > > > > etc. Not easy to reach such goal when they just had few days > > > > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > > organize everything. Honest spirit of cooperation with > > > > > > > > > central and > > > > > > > > > local governments, with suppliers and with people was > > > > > > > > > probably the key > > > > > > > > > to reach it. > > > > > > > > > > And even in the most desperate situations, "respect the wish > > > > > > > > > of the > > > > > > > > > victims" was the goal. Sort of bottom up, even in disasters. > > > > > > > > > > Li Lianjie, known as Jet Li in the West, is the kung-fu > > > > > > > > > emperor; one > > > > > > > > > of the most popular Chinese movie stars in the world. But more > > > > > > > > > recently, he meets the public as a philanthropist. As the > > > > > > > > > founder of > > > > > > > > > One Foundation. > > > > > > > > > > Part 1:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojogZY4_tRk > > > > > > > > > > Part 2:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEz7GaIlSy8 > > > > > > > > > > Part 3:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6V8RQ5k-lI > > > > > > > > > > Part 4:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eWe8tQHDVA > > > > > > > > > > Peace and best wishes. > > > > > > > > > > Xi- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World-thread" group. 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