nakakaiyak... --- allan virrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Note: forwarded message attached. > > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! Music Unlimited > Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. > http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/> Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 02:46:04 -0700 (PDT) > From: Almond Rose Lizardo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Fwd: FW: One of the Best Stories!!! > To: Allan Lizardo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > April Trinidad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Reggie Cruz > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > From: Marigay Severa G. Rivera > Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 10:49 AM > To: Almond Rose Q. Lizardo; Chielo F. Valdez; > Consuelo C. San Nicolas; Cynthia Mae T. Roxas; Jamie > B. Santiago; Ma. Carmela P. Osorio; Ma. Cristina G. > Macalinao; Ma. Glorianne P. Fernandez; Maritoni D. > Pinga; Mary Anne P. Bustos; Myla D. Dupaya; Rowena > S. Libre; Sheila Gay V. Galliguez; Thea Reyes; > Zyzylyn O. Ong; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]); ([EMAIL PROTECTED]); > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]); '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; > '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Cc: Bayani N. Agdagdag; Bernardo B. Mariano; Carlo > M. Ulit; Danilo T. Leonen; Ricardo B. Bartolome; > Ronald C. Sonsing; Ronald G. Santiago; Ryan Gerard > P. Sapuay > Subject: One of the Best Stories!!! > > > > > > > ONE OF THE BEST STORIES I'VE EVER HEARD!!! > > > > As she stood in front of her 5th grade class on the > very first day of school, she told the children an > untruth. Like most teachers, she looked at her > students and said that she loved them all the same. > However, that was impossible, because there in the > front row, slumped in his seat, was a little boy > named Teddy Stoddard. > > > > Mrs. Thompson had watched Teddy the year before and > noticed that he did not play well with the other > children, that his clothes were messy and that he > constantly needed a bath. In addition, Teddy could > be unpleasant. It got to the point where Mrs. > Thompson would actually take delight in marking his > papers with a broad red pen, making bold X's and > then putting a big "F" at the top of his papers. > > > > At the school where Mrs. Thompson taught, she was > required to review each child's past records and she > put Teddy's off until last. However, when she > reviewed his file, she was in for a surprise. > > > > Teddy's first grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is a > bright child with a ready laugh. He does his work > neatly and has good manners... he is a joy to be > around.." > > > > His second grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is an > excellent student, well liked by his classmates, but > he is troubled because his mother has a terminal > illness and life at home must be a struggle." > > > > His third grade teacher wrote, "His mother's death > has been hard on him. He tries to do his best, but > his father doesn't show much interest, and his home > life will soon affect him if some steps aren't > taken." > > > > Teddy's fourth grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is > withdrawn and doesn't show much interest in school. > He doesn't have many friends and he sometimes sleeps > in class." > > > > By now, Mrs. Thompson realized the problem and she > was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when her > students brought her Christmas presents, wrapped in > beautiful ribbons and bright paper, except for > Teddy's. His present was clumsily wrapped in the > heavy, brown paper that he got from a grocery bag. > Mrs. Thompson took pains to open it in the middle of > the other presents. Some of the children started to > laugh when she found a rhinestone bracelet with some > of the stones missing, and a bottle that was > one-quarter full of perfume. But she stifled the > children's laughter when she exclaimed how pretty > the bracelet was, putting it on, and dabbing some of > the perfume on her wrist. Teddy Stoddard stayed > after school that day just long enough to say, "Mrs. > Thompson, today you smelled just like my Mom used > to." > > > > After the children left, she cried for at least an > hour. On that very day, she quit teaching reading, > writing and arithmetic. Instead, she began to teach > children. Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to > Teddy. As she worked with him, his mind seemed to > come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster > he responded. By the end of the year, Teddy had > become one of the smartest children in the class > and, despite her lie that she would love all the > children the same, Teddy became one of her > "teacher's pets.." > > > > A year later, she found a note under her door, from > Teddy, telling her that she was the best teacher he > ever had in his whole life. > > > > Six years went by before she got another note from > Teddy. He then wrote that he had finished high > school, third in his class, and she was still the > best teacher he ever had in life. > > > > Four years after that, she got another letter, > saying that while things had been tough at times, > he'd stayed in school, had stuck with it, and would > soon graduate from college with the highest of > honors. He assured Mrs. Thompson that she was still > the best and favorite teacher he had ever had in his > whole life. > > > > Then four more years passed and yet another letter > came. This time he explained that after he got his > bachelor's degree, he decided to go a little > further. The letter explained that she was still the > best and favorite teacher he ever had. But now his > name was a little longer.... The letter was signed, > Theodore F. Stoddard, MD. > > > > The story does not end there. You see, there was yet > another letter that spring. Teddy said he had met > this girl and was going to be married. He explained > that his father had died a couple of years ago and > he was wondering if Mrs. Thompson might agree to sit > at the wedding in the place that was usually > reserved for the mother of the groom . Of course, > Mrs. Thompson did. And guess what? She wore that > bracelet, the one with several rhinestones missing. > Moreover, she made sure she was wearing the perfume > that Teddy remembered his mother wearing on their > last Christmas together. > > > > They hugged each other, and Dr. Stoddard whispered > in Mrs. Thompson's ear, "Thank you Mrs. Thompson for > believing in me. Thank you so much for making me > feel important and showing me that I could make a > difference." > > > > Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered > back. She said, "Teddy, you have it all wrong. You > were the one who taught me that I could make a > difference. I didn't know how to teach until I met > you." > > > > (For you that don't know, Teddy Stoddard is the Dr. > at Iowa Methodist in Des Moines that has the > Stoddard Cancer Wing.) > > > > Warm someone's heart today. . . pass this along. I > love this story so very much, I cry every time I > read it. 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