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"In My Father's Eyes"

This teenager lived alone with his father, and the

two of them had a very special relationship. Even

though the son was always on the bench, his father

was always in the stands cheering. He never missed

a game. This young man was still the smallest of the

class when he entered high-school. But his father

continued to encourage him but also made it very

clear that he did not have to play football if he

didn't want to. But the young man loved football

and decided to hang in there. He was determined

to try his best at every practice, and perhaps

he'd get to play when he became a senior.

All through high school he never missed a

practice nor a game, but remained a bench

warmer all four years.His faithful father

was always in the stands, always with words

of encouragement for him. When the young

man went to college, he decided to try out

for the football team as a "walk-on."

Everyone was sure he could never make

the cut, but he did. The coach admitted

that he kept him on the roster because he

always puts his heart and soul to every practice,

and at the same time, provided the other members

with the spirit and hustle they badly needed.

The news that he had survived the cut thrilled

him so much that he rushed to the nearest phone

and called his father. His father shared his

excitement and was sent season tickets for all

the college games. This persistent young athlete

never missed practice during his four years at

college, but he never got to play in the game.

It was the end of his senior football season,

and as he trotted onto the practice field

shortly before the big play off game, the

coach met him with a telegram. The young

man read the telegram and he became

deathly silent.

Swallowing hard, he mumbled to the coach,

"My father died this morning. Is it all right

if I miss practice today?" The coach put his

gently around his shoulder and said, "Take the

rest of the week off, son. And don't even plan

to come back to the game on Saturday."

Then Saturday arrived, and the game was not

going well. In the third quarter, when the

team was ten points behind, a silent young man

quietly slipped into the empty locker room and

put on his football gear. As he ran onto the

sidelines, the coach and his players were

astounded to see their faithful teammate back

so soon. "Coach, please let me play. I've

just got to play today," said the young man.

The coach pretended not to hear him. There

was no way he wanted his worst player in this

close playoff game. But the young man persisted,

and finally feeling sorry for the kid, the coach

gave in.

"All right," he said. "You can go in."

Before long, the coach, the players and

everyone in the stands could not believe

their eyes. This little unknown, who had

never played before was doing everything

right. The opposing team could not stop

him. He ran, he passed, blocked and tackled

like a star. His team began to triumph. The

score was soon tied. In the closing seconds of

the game, this kid intercepted a pass and ran

all the way for the winning touchdown. The fans

broke loose. His teammates hoisted him onto their
shoulders. Such cheering you've never heard!

Finally, after the stands had emptied and the team

had showered and left the locker room, the coach

noticed that the young man was sitting quietly in

the corner all alone. The coach came to him and

said,

"Kid, I can't believe it.You were fantastic! Tell

me what got into you? How did you do it?"

He looked at the coach, with tears in his eyes,

and said, "Well, you knew my dad died, but did

you know that my dad was blind?" The young man

swallowed hard and forced a smile, "Dad came to

all my games, but today was the first time he

could see me play, and, I wanted to show him

I could do it!"

SO- REMEMBER RIGHT NOW:

somebody is very proud of you.

somebody is thinking of you.

somebody is caring about you.

somebody misses you.

somebody wants to talk to you.

somebody wants to be with you.

somebody hopes you are not in trouble.

somebody is thankful for the support you have provided.

somebody wants to hold your hand.

somebody hopes everything turns out
all right.

somebody wants you to be happy.

somebody want you to find him/her.

somebody wants to give you a gift.

somebody wants to hug you.

somebody thinks you ARE a gift.

somebody admires your strength.
somebody wants to protect you.

somebody can't wait to see you.

somebody loves you for who you are.

somebody treasures your spirit.

somebody is glad that you are their friend.

somebody want to get to know you better.

somebody wants to be near you.

somebody wants you to know they are there
for you.

somebody would do anything for you.

somebody want to share their dreams with you.

somebody is alive because of you.

somebody needs your support.

somebody will cry when they read this.

somebody needs you to have faith in them.

somebody trusts you.

somebody hears a song that reminds them of you.

SOMEBODY NEEDS YOU TO SEND THIS TO THEM, too.

You can do so by clicking on the heart on the top, right
hand corner of the page, click on "Yes" to put it in your
favorite places, click on "Mail", click on, "Compose mail",
drag the heart from your favorite places into your Email,
complete filling out the Email and "Send". Someone
will be very glad that you did!

the Starfire7s

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