*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* { Sila lawat Laman Hizbi-Net - http://www.hizbi.net } { Hantarkan mesej anda ke: [EMAIL PROTECTED] } { Iklan barangan? Hantarkan ke [EMAIL PROTECTED] } *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* PAS : KE ARAH PEMERINTAHAN ISLAM YANG ADIL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is a story many years ago of an elementary teacher. > > Her name was Mrs. Thompson. And as she stood in > front of her 5th grade class on the very first day > of school, she told the children a lie. > > Like most teachers, she looked at her students and > said that she loved them all the same. But 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 didn't play well with the other > children, that his clothes were messy and that he > constantly needed a bath. And 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 effect 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 withdrawn and doesn't show much interest in school.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 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, > and 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 still 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 his whole 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 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, M.D. > > The story doesn't end there. You see, there was > yet another letter that spring. Teddy said he'd 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 in > the place at the wedding 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. And 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." > > Warm someone's heart today.... Pass it along. > Never underestimate the Power of Purpose. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ( Melanggan ? To : [EMAIL PROTECTED] pada body : SUBSCRIBE HIZB) ( Berhenti ? To : [EMAIL PROTECTED] pada body: UNSUBSCRIBE HIZB) ( Segala pendapat yang dikemukakan tidak menggambarkan ) ( pandangan rasmi & bukan tanggungjawab HIZBI-Net ) ( Bermasalah? 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