Every now and then, God sends such beautiful true-life inspirations to us mortal souls so that we could perhaps emulate what is concievable and achievable.
One of such inspirations come in the form of a father, Mr. Dick Hoyt. I watched the greatest, selfless love of a man for his crippled son which he displayed in such a heroic manner. As I watched him and his son through this video, i was so overwhelmed with emotion that I cried. What I saw deeply touched me to the core. It's something I certainly wish to share with you and everyone in this world.
Here is a father of a son who was crippled as a result of cerebral palsy caused by the umblical wound around his neck at birth. When the doctor advised the parents, Judy and Dick Hoyt to put the baby into an institution; he refused. Instead, he did what every loving parent ought to do. It was a test of love and you stood up to it. He gave everything possible to his son; taking him to the sea to play in the water, sending him to school and giving him the opportunity to experience the joy of life.
Through the love of his father, he not only did not waste away in an institution; he was helped to get a voice, went through high school and eventually got a degree from a university.
His father, who was not a runner initially, took his son to races, the marathons and even the ironman race because he asked for it!
Through his great love for his son, Dick is still running marathons at the age of sixty-six years. Wow! Just imagine that! No, it was not that simple. In all the races, he had to push, carry or pull his son along.You can imagine how very strong, fit and healthy he must be!
Words alone cannot describe the beauty of this parent. Watch this fantastic, inspirational man on:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?V=flRvs08m_KI&NR=1
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?V=VJMbk9dtpdY&NR=1
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