Who YOU Are ... Makes a Difference
-- Author Unknown
A teacher in New York City decided to honor each
of her graduating high school seniors by telling
each of them the difference she felt they made as an
individual.
She called each student to the front of the class,
one at a time. First she told the student how they
had made a difference to her and the class. Then she
presented them with a blue ribbon imprinted with gold
letters reading: "Who I Am Makes a Difference."
She noticed a considerable attitudinal change in the
class. So she decided to do a class project to
determine what impact such recognition could have on
their local community.
She gave each student three more ribbons, and asked
them to go out and spread an “acknowledgment
ceremony.”
One of the boys in the class went to a junior
executive in a nearby company, and honored him for
helping him with his career planning. He gave him a
blue ribbon and put it on his shirt.
Then the boy gave the executive two extra ribbons and
asked him to find someone else to honor, and to in
turn give them the extra blue ribbon so they could
acknowledge a third person. The student asked the
executive to report back to tell him what happened.
Later that day the junior executive went in to see his
boss, who was known as a rather bad-tempered man. He
sat his boss down and he told him that he deeply
admired him for being a creative genius. The boss was
very surprised. The junior executive asked him if he
would accept the gift of the blue ribbon, and asked
for permission to pin it on him.
His surprised boss gave his permission. The executive
pinned the blue ribbon on his boss's jacket directly
above his heart. Then he gave his boss the third blue
ribbon, and told him of the boy’s request.
That night the boss sat his 14-year-old son down and
told him: "The most incredible thing happened to me
today. I was in my office and one of my junior
executives came in and told me he admired me, He gave
me a blue ribbon for being a creative genius. Imagine
that. He thinks I'm a creative genius.”
He then told his son he wanted to honor him, and
pinned the last remaining blue ribbon on his son’s
t-shirt.
The startled boy began to sob. He couldn't stop. His
whole body shook. He looked at his father through his
tears and told him: "Dad, earlier tonight I sat in my
room and wrote a letter to you and Mom explaining why
I was killing myself, and asking you to forgive me. I
was going to commit suicide after you were asleep.
I didn't think you cared for me at all.”
His father walked upstairs and found a heartfelt
letter full of anguish and pain. The envelope was
addressed, "Mom and Dad."
The boss went back to work a changed man. He called
in each employee one at a time to let them know that
they made a difference.
Who you are DOES make a difference!
Don’t forget it!
And make sure the people in your life
know how special they are!
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