THE FASTEST WOMAN ON EARTH


Wilma Rudolph was born into poverty in the state ofTennessee. When she was four years old she had doublepneumonia with scarlet fever, which left her paralyzedwith polio. She had to wear braces and the doctor saidthat she would not be able to walk normally again. Her mother encouraged her and said that she could doanything she wanted if she only believed. Wilma said,“I want to be the fastest woman on this earth.” At the age of nine, against the advice of the doctors, sheremoved the braces and took her first step. At the ageof thirteen, she took part in her first race and cameway, way last. She entered various other races and cameway, way last until one day, she came in first. At theage of fifteen she went to Tennessee State Universitywhere she met a coach. She told him that she wanted tobecome the fastest woman on the track, on this earth.The coach replied, “With your spirit nobody can stopyou.” In the 1960 Olympics Wilma Rudolph, the paralyticgirl, became the fastest woman on this earth by winningthree gold medals - in the 100 meter race, 200 meterrace, and 400 meter relay.

Who would have believed that a paralytic girl couldhave won three gold medals in the Olympics? WilmaRudolph did not see herself, as a cripple, but she sawherself as a winner. She took control of her destinyand went after her dream with a vengeance. Along theway she had to overcome challenges and discouragementsbut it was worthwhile when she collected her three goldmedals. If a crippled person like Wilma can make itbig, what more can we do with a perfect physical body.

THE SECRET OF SUCCESS

PAINTING by PAUL GAUGUIN

There was once a boy who wanted to seek the secret of success. One day he approached a wise man living up in the mountain. When he found the wise man at the hut, he asked, “Wise man, can you tell me the secret to becoming successful in life?” The wise man was silent for a while. After a moment of silence, the wise man led the young lad to a nearby river. They kept walking into the river until the boy’s head was fully submerged in the water. The boy struggled to keep his head above the water. To his astonishment, the wise man did not help him. Instead, the wise man held the boy’s head in the water. After a few minutes the wise man pulled the boy out of the water and they proceeded to walk back to the hut. At the hut the wise man asked the young boy what he desired most when his head was submerged in water. To this the young boy quickly responded, “Of course, I wanted to breathe, you old fool!” To which the wise man replied, “Son, if you desire success as much as you wanted to breathe, then you would have found the true secret of success.”

Success is a matter of choice. If we have enough strong reasons, there is nothing that we cannot do. Once we have the reasons to do something, we will surely find the ways to do it. A mere wish would not make things happen. It is a burning desire, turned into an obsession that will generate the energy to bring you to achieve any goal that you may desire.

A TRIBUTE TO ALL MY READERS

This is the collection of inspirational stories I have compiled for years. These has helped me so much in facing all the trials and opportunities that come my way and as a way of saying thank you I would like to share these bits of treasures I have found . This maybe a bit far off from BLUEVIRGIN CONFESSIONS for this tells about life, promoting positive and good learning attitude that can make up your day.

Please do read all the stories like you have read my stories from my other blog. I hope in a way I can be part of making your day right:) Enjoy and learn!