One d=
ay, a little boy came running home with a letter in his hand. “The te=
acher asked me to give this to you… and said only you should read it,=
no one else” he told his mother.
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She read the letter silently. Her eyes filled with tears, but she smiled an=
d said, “The teacher writes that you are a genius. The school doesn&#=
8217;t have the facilities or the teachers to properly educate you. So, he =
recommends that I teach you at home.”
And that’s exactly what she did — with love, patience, an=
d belief in her son.
Years passed. The =
mother passed away. And the boy grew up loving to learn and experiment, pus=
hing to investigate, find answers and solve problems.
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One day, now an adult, he happened to find that same letter. =
He opened it out of curiosity, and what he read stunned him. In reality, th=
e letter said. “Your child is mentally deficient. We cannot allow him=
to attend our school anymore.”
Th=
omas Alva Edison cried for a long time. Then he wrote in his diary: “=
I was a child with learning difficulties. But I had a mother who was brave =
enough to make me believe I was a genius. And so I became one.”
Incredible. She could have told him the truth=
and broken him. But she chose otherwise. She gave him words that became hi=
s wings for life.
That’s the power=
of words. And that’s what it means to believe in someone when no one=
else does.
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Remember: What you say to a =
child stays in their heart forever. So, guard your words, because they can =
destroy — or save, break — or lift up.
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And like that, mother, don’t let someone else’s word=
s define who you are. Write your own story. And most importantly… nev=
er give up.
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Dr Bob Griffin
[email protected] www.grif.net
“From all harm safe in His sheltering arms
I’m living by faith and feel no alarm.”
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