Guest guest Posted May 20, 2003 Report Share Posted May 20, 2003 a Varga wrote:From: " a Varga " To: pjvarga_oneagleswings@... Subject: Fwd: Fw: Fw: KEEP THIS t ONE GOING PLEASE!!! Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 05:32:08 +0000 >From: " Trevor & s " >To: " paula " >Subject: Fw: Fw: KEEP THIS t ONE GOING PLEASE!!! >Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 18:23:32 +1000 > >Dear a > > sent this to me I think you will like it > >Love > > > Fw: Fw: KEEP THIS t ONE GOING PLEASE!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > KEEP THIS ONE GOING PLEASE!!! > > > > > > > > > > I am respecting the request to keep this going since I believe > > > > >firmly > > > > > in the message myself. So I am sending it around with my best > > > wishes > > > > >for all of us. > > > > > > > > > > A handsome, middle-aged man walked quietly into the cafe and >sat > > > > >down. > > > > > Before he ordered, he couldn't help but notice a group of > > younger > > > > >men at > > > > > the table next to him. It was obvious they were making fun of > > > > >something > > > > > about him, and it wasn't until he remembered he was wearing a > > > small > > > > >pink > > > > > ribbon on the lapel of his suit that he became aware of what >the > > > > >joke > > > > > was all about. > > > > > > > > > > > > The man brushed off the reaction as ignorance, but the >smirks > > > > >began to > > > > > get to him. He > > > > > > looked one of the rude men square in the eye, placed his >hand > > > > >beneath > > > > > the ribbon and asked, quizzically, " This? " With that the men >all > > > > >began > > > > > to laugh out loud. > > > > > > > > > > > > The man he addressed said, as he fought back laughter, " Hey, > > > sorry > > > > > man, but we were just commenting on how pretty your pink >ribbon > > > > >looks > > > > > against your blue jacket! " > > > > > > > > > > > > The middle aged man calmly motioned for the joker to come >over > > > to > > > > >his > > > > > table, and invited him to sit down. As uncomfortable as he >was, > > > the > > > > >guy > > > > > obliged, not really sure why. In a soft voice, the middle aged > > man > > > > >said, > > > > > " I wear this ribbon to bring awareness about breast cancer. I > > wear > > > > >it in > > > > > my mother's honor. " > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh, sorry dude. She died of breast cancer? " > > > > > > > > > > > > " No, she didn't. She's alive and well. But her breasts > > nourished > > > > >me as > > > > > an infant, and were a soft resting place for my head when I >was > > > > >scared > > > > > or lonely as a little boy. I'm very grateful for my mother's > > > > >breasts, > > > > > and her health. " > > > > > > > > > > > > " Umm, " the stranger replied, " Yeah. " > > > > > > > > > > > > " And I wear this ribbon to honor my wife " , the middle aged >man > > > > >went > > > > > on. > > > > > > > > > > > > " And she's okay, too? " , the other guy asked. > > > > > > > > > > > > " Oh, yes. She's fine. Her breasts have been a great source >of > > > > >loving > > > > > pleasure for both of us, and with them she nurtured and > > nourished > > > > >our > > > > > beautiful daughter 23 years ago. I am grateful for my wife's > > > > >breasts, > > > > > and for her health. " > > > > > > > > > > > > " Uh huh. And I guess you wear it to honor your daughter, > > also? " > > > > > > > > > > > > " No. It's too late to honor my daughter by wearing it now. >My > > > > >daughter > > > > > died of breast cancer one month ago. She thought she was too > > young > > > > >to > > > > > have breast cancer, so when she accidentally noticed a small > > lump, > > > > >she > > > > > ignored it. She thought that since it wasn't painful, it must > > not > > > be > > > > > anything to worry about. " > > > > > > > > > > > > Shaken and ashamed, the now sober stranger said, " Oh, man, >I'm > > > so > > > > > sorry mister. " > > > > > > > > > > > > " So, in my daughter's memory, too, I proudly wear this >little > > > > >ribbon, > > > > > which allows me the opportunity to enlighten others. Now, go > > home > > > > >and > > > > > talk to your wife and your daughters, your mother and your > > > friends. " > > > > > " And here, " the middle-aged man reached in his pocket and >handed > > > the > > > > > other man a little pink ribbon. > > > > > > > > > > > > The guy looked at it, slowly raised his head and asked, " Can > > ya > > > > >help > > > > > me put it on? " > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This is breast cancer awareness month. 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