A Feel Good Story....One Person Can Change a Life

While strolling through the internet I found the below story....

"On Tuesday night, Patty and Rick Parker were in their cramped kitchen with their 8-year-old son Ben. Dinner was over. Bedtime was near.

Ben’s twin brother, Sammy, lay on a cot in the narrow hallway just outside the kitchen. Unable to see or speak or control his limbs, he coughed or let out a little moan every now and then. Rick and Patty took turns feeding Sammy, who has cerebral palsy, through a stomach tube. He cooed when they kissed his face or stroked his cheek, and when they cooed back, he opened his mouth into a wide, joyful O.

A few feet away was the narrow, winding stairway that is the family’s biggest burden lately.

Which is where 17-year-old Rudy’s simple, life-changing act of kindness comes in.

Until recently, Rick carried Sammy up those 14 stairs to his bedroom each night. But a few months ago, Rick had major surgery for a life-threatening heart condition, and now he can’t lift much at all, let alone a 75-pound child."

What a wonderful example this young man is setting for us all. Would we take time out of our day to help someone else in this way? Can we brighten another person's day with a small act of kindness?

We hear so much about the kids of today, how they are not showing respect or dignity to others. Rudy is an exception. He shows what it means to give of ones self...pay it forward. Make it your goal to follow the example that Rudy has shown us, what it means to give of one's self. Make it a good day..think of what you can do to make a difference in someone else's life.