True Love | Forward Ever Forward

August 19, 2011

FW: A Hug – Universal Prescription

No moving parts, no batteries.
No monthly payments and no fees;
Inflation proof, non-taxable,
In fact, it’s quite relaxable;

It can’t be stolen, won’t pollute,
One size fits all, do not dilute.
It uses little energy,
But yields results enormously.

Relieves your tension and your stress,
Invigorate your happiness;
Combats depression, makes you beam,
And elevates your self esteem!

Your circulation it corrects
Without unpleasant side effects
It is, I think, the perfect drug:
May I prescribe, my friend—the hug!

And, of course, fully returnable!

FW: 100 Yard Dash

A few years ago at the Seattle Special Olympics, nine contestants, all physically or mentally disabled, assembled at the starting line for the 100-yard dash. At the gun they all started out, not exactly in a dash, but with the relish to run the race to the finish and win.

All, that is, except one boy who stumbled on the asphalt, tumbled over a couple of times, and began to cry. The other eight heard the boy cry. They slowed down and paused. Then they all turned around and went back. Every one of them. One girl with Down’s syndrome bent down and kissed him and said, “This will make it better.” Then all nine linked arms and walked together to the finish line.

Everyone in the stadium stood, and the cheering went on for 10 minutes

FW: Love is Blind!

In an obvious move to prove that love is blind, a recently wedded couple dodged death by a hair’s breadth when posing for a photo on railroad tracks. Gratefully, the blinding love a Western Siberian couple wasn’t too powerful as they and a friend jumped from the platform just as a train was approaching. The obvious fact that the attempt to take these photos posed serious danger to this group seemed to escape them. The couple posed, hugging each other on the tracks, while the third member of the thrill-seeking trio prepared to take a shot with his camera.

“This photo could have been the last in the newly weds’ lives,” said a traffic police spokesman Aleksey Grinko. Luckily, all three were dragged back on the platform before the train could run them over.

Explaining the escapade, which nearly made them eligible for the Darwin Award, the couple said they thought it was very romantic. They were fined and released by the police, who commented: “Hopefully, the youngsters will learn from the lesson.”

Ironically, regardless of the daring feat, the couple was left without a photo to remember their adventure by.