The Worth Of a Human Being
Posted: July 1, 2008Source: Dr James Dobson
Once on a family ski trip some years ago, I climbed on the back of a flatbed truck that shuttled skiers back up the mountains. Among the 12 or 14 young people there that day was a girl in her late teens. As she turned to look at me, I saw the unmistakable look of mental retardation in her eyes. She begun to mutterring nonsensicak phrases, especially the word “Whomever”.
Over and over, she repeated that word, “Whomever, whomever”while staring off into space. I noticed a visible rejection by the others on the truck. They were mostly young people and they looked at each other and sneered as if to say,, “Who’s the crazy person we have within us?’”
Just then, a large men moved in a little closer toward her, and I realised that he was her father. He wrapped his big, loving arms around her and he said,”Yeah, babe. Whomever.”
You see, he’d seen the same reaction of the others, and this was his way of saying, “It’s true. She’s retarded. We can’t hide that. She’ll never write books, or become a professional. But I want to tell you all something: She’s my girl and I love her and I’m not ashamed of her.”
This simple affirmation spoke volumes about the worthy, not only of his daughter, but of evey human being on earth. It was a beautiful thing to behold.
