The Powerful of Words
A few words that we say to others everyday may change other people lives. Do you believe that?
There is an article that I read from Food For Thought that gives a very good story about this.
Here is the article.
Arnold Palmer, a famous professional golfer, was once invited to speak to a convention of blind golfers. He asked them how they were able to know what direction to hit the ball.
One blind golfer explained that the caddie went on ahead of him with a little bell, which he would ring as he stood near the hole. The blind golfer would then hit toward the sound of the bell.
Arnold asked how well it worked and the blind golfer said it worked so well he was willing to take on Palmer for a round of golf! Just to make it interesting, he was willing to bet Palmer $10,000 he could beat him. That just blew Palmer's mind! Ten thousand dollars!
Palmer was a bit hesitant, so this blind golfer pushed him by saying, "what's the matter, are you afraid to play a blind golfer?" So the deal was struck. Palmer said, "When do we tee off?"
........................................And the blind golfer said, "Tonight at 11:30PM!
Just a few words can make something better or worse.
In the country church of a small village, an altar boy serving at Sunday Mass accidentally dropped the cruet of wine. The village priest dismissed the altar boy in a gruff voice, thinking the boy wasn't taking his role seriously, "Leave the altar." The altar boy grew up to be Tito, the Communist leader.
In the cathedral of a large city, an altar boy serving the Bishop at Sunday Mass accidentally dropped the cruet of wine. With a warm twinkle in his eyes, the Bishop gently whispered, "Someday you will be a priest." That boy grew up to become the late Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen.
Think of the fantastic power of words. This is not to say that the entire life pattern for these men was set by the incident at the altar. Much more goes into making a life. But it is true that life can turn on a hinge of words spoken. With the words we speak, we can add to the burden of life or lift the cares from the shoulders of another. Handicapping often occurs because we have allowed other to dictate our future or, by our own words, have hindered those to whom we speak. The blind golfer had worked to overcome his handicap and, in fact, turned it to an advantage.
How about lifting someone's burden this fall with a kind, encouraging word? Who knows whom you may be talking, or who they may become because of it!
There is an article that I read from Food For Thought that gives a very good story about this.
Here is the article.
Arnold Palmer, a famous professional golfer, was once invited to speak to a convention of blind golfers. He asked them how they were able to know what direction to hit the ball.
One blind golfer explained that the caddie went on ahead of him with a little bell, which he would ring as he stood near the hole. The blind golfer would then hit toward the sound of the bell.
Arnold asked how well it worked and the blind golfer said it worked so well he was willing to take on Palmer for a round of golf! Just to make it interesting, he was willing to bet Palmer $10,000 he could beat him. That just blew Palmer's mind! Ten thousand dollars!
Palmer was a bit hesitant, so this blind golfer pushed him by saying, "what's the matter, are you afraid to play a blind golfer?" So the deal was struck. Palmer said, "When do we tee off?"
........................................And the blind golfer said, "Tonight at 11:30PM!
Just a few words can make something better or worse.
In the country church of a small village, an altar boy serving at Sunday Mass accidentally dropped the cruet of wine. The village priest dismissed the altar boy in a gruff voice, thinking the boy wasn't taking his role seriously, "Leave the altar." The altar boy grew up to be Tito, the Communist leader.
In the cathedral of a large city, an altar boy serving the Bishop at Sunday Mass accidentally dropped the cruet of wine. With a warm twinkle in his eyes, the Bishop gently whispered, "Someday you will be a priest." That boy grew up to become the late Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen.
Think of the fantastic power of words. This is not to say that the entire life pattern for these men was set by the incident at the altar. Much more goes into making a life. But it is true that life can turn on a hinge of words spoken. With the words we speak, we can add to the burden of life or lift the cares from the shoulders of another. Handicapping often occurs because we have allowed other to dictate our future or, by our own words, have hindered those to whom we speak. The blind golfer had worked to overcome his handicap and, in fact, turned it to an advantage.
How about lifting someone's burden this fall with a kind, encouraging word? Who knows whom you may be talking, or who they may become because of it!
posted by Agustina Sadikin at
11:21 AM
2 Comments:
I like the blind golfer story :)
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Anonymous, at 2:10 PM
heheheh iyach sen...
dgn cuman beberapa words kyk membalik situation gitu
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Agustina Sadikin, at 11:51 AM
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