FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ YOU'RE THE ONE ~ 20 October 2013

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

 

 

YOU'RE THE ONE

Les tells the story proudly now, with an ending that few would have ever predicted when he was in high school. He remembers the turning point as though it were yesterday. Just a chance encounter and an offhand comment... but it changed his life forever.

He had slipped quietly into the back of a classroom to wait for a friend that day. The last thing he wanted was to be noticed, but the teacher asked him to go to the board and work out a problem. Les pointed out that he wasn't a student in that class. "It doesn't matter," said Mr Washington, the teacher. "Go do it anyway." Les protested that he couldn't. Somewhat embarrassed, he added, "Because I'm 'Educable Mentally Retarded'."

At that point, the teacher came out from behind his desk, looked at the embarrassed teenager and challenged him, "Don't ever say that again. Someone's opinion of you does not have to become your reality".

The students laughed, of course, but Les didn't really mind so much. In a way, it was as though the teacher's comment had set him free. Someone had looked at him and seen possibilities. Les had never dared hope for that before. Perhaps he COULD move beyond the limits others had placed on him. Today, Les explains his awakening with the words of Goethe: "Look at a man the way that he is, he only becomes worse. But look at him as if he were what he could be, and then he becomes what he should be". That's how Mr. Washington became Les's mentor, and a constant source of inspiration.

While still a junior, Les heard something Mr. Washington told some graduating seniors. "You have greatness within you. If just one of you can get a glimpse of a larger vision of yourself, of who you really are, the world will never be the same again. You can touch millions of people's lives."

The amazing thing is that Les Brown did indeed go on to realize his dream. He has since produced a number of specials that have been shown on public television. As his old mentor had once predicted, once he found that "larger glimpse of himself," Les was able to "touch the lives of millions".

Even if we're "successful," I suspect most of us never catch that vision, never understand how special we are. Not really. We're too busy trying to be someone else. After all, we are constantly bombarded by powerful messages telling us what attributes society finds most desirable. And we respond by trying to make ourselves over in that image. For many, it's not even a matter of being the best looking, the brightest, or the most admired. It's a quest just to be "normal". Even big egos can be a way of hiding a sense of inadequacy, or a cry for attention.

The Bible's message is quite different. It reminds us that each person is created in God's image, with unique gifts and potential. No one else can make our contribution..or take advantage of our opportunities...or affect the world in just our way. Who knows the difference YOU might make if you were to discover that larger vision?

May you discover that vision.

CAPT J. David Atwater, CHC, USN

 

[ConorMacNessa]

I hope you've had a good Saturday. A fairly quiet day here. I'm intermittently watching Notre Dame - USC between posts.



"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[SkyDancer]

Hi Kathy - taking a lazy Sunday off with me mates. New plane is terrif! Reading manuals on it and some flights. Blessedly things are quiet out there in the bush ... folks behaving themselves. R/Janey

[ConorMacNessa]

My daughter Mary is coming over tomrrow afternoon and we'll get out into the garden for cleanup. The legs are very fatigued this evening - not sure why.



"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[left that other site]

A VERY Happy Anniversary to You and Mrs. Sarge!

((((((HUGS)))))))

[Arrowhead1952]

Good evening Kathy and (((HUGS))). Have a Blessed Lord’s Day tomorrow.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Arrowhead...((HUGS))...thank you and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.

Your temps took a dive today? How’s the lake doing?

Sun peeking in and out today....a little breeze and it feels colder than the 52 on my thermometer. Got some leaves picked up, and will go out and try for some more in a bit.

[PROCON]

Sarge......just have a lotta fun :-)

[ConorMacNessa]

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS
AND OUR BELOVED NATION!


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Must retire – I'm absolutely exhausted and have an early Mass Call in the morning.

The Bugler, his grim visage replete with an evil sneer, already mounts the parapet.

R.Adm. John J. O'Connor, CHC, USN
Stands The Watch Tonight!



"Do poor Tom some charity, whom the foul fiend vexes!"
(King Lear, Act III, Scene iv)



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Good night, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America!

Godspeed our Troops around the Globe – especially those in harm’s way – by virtue of their service and sacrifice we continue to live in Freedom!

"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"
(God Save All Here!)

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Jet Jaguar]

Congrats.

Speaking of Jeeps, check this craigslist ad for one.

http://enid.craigslist.org/cto/4119280944.html%3C/div%3E

[Kathy in Alaska]

And a Happy Lord’s Day to you and yours, as well.

Did your team win today...Oregon State. (right?)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML, and a Blessed Lord’s Day and Shavua Tov to you and yours. ((HUGS))

Did you and Lynn-Dah have a good day? Saling? Walking? Riding?

Biker trio music rehearsal?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Mayor. We’ve had a windy and warm and rainy week.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Saling? Is that what you do when you put on sales?

[Old Sarge]

Oh man, that poor beastie’s been BEAT to death!

[Kathy in Alaska]

He Who blessed our forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob - may He bless the fighters of the Israel Defense Force, who stand guard over our land and the cities of our G-d from the border of the Lebanon to the desert of Egypt, and from the Great Sea unto the approach of the Aravah, on the land, in the air, and on the sea.

May HASHEM cause the enemies who rise up against us to be struck down before them. May the Holy One, Blessed is He, preserve and rescue our fighting men from every trouble and distress and from every plague and illness, and may He send blessing and success in their every endeavor.

May He lead our enemies under their sway and may He grant them salvation and crown them with victory. And may there be fulfilled for them the verse: For it is Hashem, your G-d, Who goes with you to battle your enemies for you to save you.

G-d bless and keep your children safe, Alouette.

[HiTech RedNeck]

(Yeah I know — a typo. But I think of Isaiah 51 — in fact the sale ought to be easy because it is free.)

[HiJinx]

Do the ‘Roos understand it when the golfer yells ‘Fore!’?

[MestaMachine]

I am just loving this, Sarge! Towanda! Makes Cowabunga obsolete, so it does. Adding it to my list of favorite words. Both hubby and The Bride have all my very best wishes now and forever. G-d bless you and bring you joy. Happy Anniversary!

[Old Sarge]

I had to have “Towanda” explained to me: it’s from “Fried Green Tomatoes”...

[HiJinx]

Day-um. Wish I had $1750!