A teacher in New York decided to honor each of her seniors in high school by telling them the difference they each made. Using a process developed by Helice Bridges of Del Mar, California, she called each student to the front of the class, one at a time.
By Helice Bridges

In the competitive world of the 1990’s, one wonders whether the old adage still holds true: “It’s not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game.” The following true story illustrates the power of human concern - even in the face of intense competition.
In Brooklyn, New York, Chush is a school that [...]

The hospital was unusually quiet that bleak January evening, quiet and still like the air before a storm. I stood in the nurses’ station on the seventh floor and glanced at the clock.
It was 9 P.M. I threw a stethoscope around my neck and headed for room 712, last room on the hall. Room 712 [...]

Bob Richards, the former pole-vault champion, shares a moving story about a skinny young boy who loved football with all his heart. Practice after practice, he eagerly gave everything he had. But being half the size of the other boys, he got absolutely nowhere. At all the games, this hopeful athlete sat on the bench [...]

I watched intently as my little brother was caught in the act. He sat in the corner of the living room, a pen in one hand and my father’s brand-new hymnbook in the other.
As my father walked into the room, my brother cowered slightly; he sensed that he had done something wrong. From a [...]