It always amazes me the hearts of men, some are cruel, deceitful and mean, while others are caring, giving and truly, truly kind. So much of the time we as humans actually seem to take some enjoyment out of the failures of others. 'Ha! I'm better than he, just look at him!' 'Look at the mistake that person made, boy what a doozy!' And so much of the time we measure the weight of our own successes on the failures of others. Too many times we point fingers and gossip and throw insults and blame at one another. Too many times we laugh in the face of someone else's misery. Or perhaps even worse yet we are immune to it. We don't even see what's happening right in front of us. I think as human beings we all get so caught up in our own lives that we're either too busy, too selfish or too judgmental to see the forest for the trees, to really see and understand what someone else is going through, or worse yet, to see it and just not care. I have been guilty of that on more than one occasion and I find it shameful. How many of us actually see the person standing right beside us or the boy who lives across the street, or the man in the wheelchair we pass by every day? A sad fact of life is that we as humans are a terribly selfish race. We do not care what effect our actions have on one another. We don't take responsibility for the things we do. Too much of the time we just plow through life with blinders on, not really seeing or feeling or living.
I have a wonderful friend who's a teacher at a high school in Tucson, Arizona. He is a very good friend of mine and I've always known he has a good heart. Sure he has his faults and made his share of mistakes just like everyone, but I can honestly say he is one of the truly good, kind hearted people in this world. I think he's a better person than he realizes and I was truly touched when I read this story.
The link below will direct you to the story of Christopher Porta a Senior at the Howenstine High Magnet School in the Tucson Unified School District and the hardships he's finding easier to overcome, thanks to the efforts of his teacher, Juan Urias. God bless you Juan, if only there were more teachers like you in the world!
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/mailstory-clickthru/270633.php
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