It's a little on the sappy side, don't know if it's true or not , but what the hell....
A teacher in New York decided to honor each of her seniors in
>high school by telling them the difference they each made.
>
>She called each student to the front of the class, one at a
>time.
>
>First she told each of them how they had made a difference to
>her and the class. Then she presented each of them with a blue
>ribbon imprinted with gold letters, which read,
>
>"Who I Am Makes a Difference."
>
>Afterwards the teacher decided to do a class project to see what
>kind of impact recognition would have on a community. She gave
>each of the students three more ribbons and instructed them to
>go out and spread this acknowledgment ceremony.
>
>Then they were to follow up on the results, see who honored whom
>and report back to the class in about a week.
>
>One of the boys in the class went to a junior executive in a
>nearby company and honored him for helping him with his career
>planning. He gave him a blue ribbon and put it on his shirt.
>
>Then he gave him two extra ribbons and said, "We're doing a
>class project on recognition, and we'd like you to go out, find
>somebody to honor, give them a blue ribbon, then give them the
>extra blue ribbon so they can acknowledge a third person to keep
>this acknowledgment ceremony going. Then please report back to
>me and tell me what happened."
>
>Later that day the junior executive went in to see his boss
>who had been noted, by the way, as being kind of a grouchy
>fellow.
>
>He sat his boss down, and he told him that he deeply admired him
>for being a creative genius. The boss seemed very surprised.
>The junior executive asked him if he would accept the gift of
>the blue ribbon and would he give him permission to put it on
>him. His surprised boss said, "Well, sure."
>
>The junior executive took the blue ribbon and placed it right on
>his boss's jacket above his heart. As he gave him the last
>extra ribbon, he said, "Would you do me a favor? Would you take
>this extra ribbon and pass it on by honoring somebody else.
>The young boy who first gave me the ribbons is doing a project
>in school, and we want to keep this recognition ceremony going
>and find out how it affects people."
>
>That night the boss came home to his 14-year-old son and
>sat him down. He said, "The most incredible thing happened to
>me today. I was in my office and one of the junior executives
>came in and told me he admired me and gave me a blue ribbon for
>being a creative genius.
>
>Imagine. He thinks I'm a creative genius.
>
>Then he put this blue ribbon that says "Who I Am Makes a
>Difference" on my jacket above my heart. He gave me an extra
>ribbon and asked me to find somebody else to honor. As I was
>driving home tonight, I started thinking about whom I would
>honor with this ribbon and I thought about you.
>
>I want to honor you. My days are really hectic, and when I come
>home I don't pay a lot of attention to you. Sometimes I scream
>at you for not getting good enough grades in school and for your
>bedroom being a mess, but somehow tonight, I just wanted to sit
>here and well, just let you know that you do make a difference
>to me.
>
>Besides your mother, you are the most important person in my
>life. You're a great kid and I love you!"
>
>The startled boy started to sob and sob, and he couldn't stop
>crying.
>His whole body shook.
>He looked up at his father and said through
>his tears, "Dad, earlier tonight I sat in my room and wrote a
>letter to you and Mom explaining why I had killed myself and
>asking you to forgive me.
>
>I was going to commit suicide tonight after you were asleep.
>I just didn't think that you cared at all. The letter is
>upstairs.
>
>I don't think I need it after all."
>
>His father walked upstairs and found a heartfelt letter full of
>anguish and pain. The envelope was addressed, "Mom and Dad."
>
>
>The boss went back to work a changed man.
>
>He was no longer a grouch but made sure to let all his employees
>know that they made a difference.
>
>The junior executive helped several other young people with
>career planning and never forgot to let them know that they made
>a difference in his life... one being the boss's son.
>
> Author Uknown
>Author Unknown
A teacher in New York decided to honor each of her seniors in
>high school by telling them the difference they each made.
>
>She called each student to the front of the class, one at a
>time.
>
>First she told each of them how they had made a difference to
>her and the class. Then she presented each of them with a blue
>ribbon imprinted with gold letters, which read,
>
>"Who I Am Makes a Difference."
>
>Afterwards the teacher decided to do a class project to see what
>kind of impact recognition would have on a community. She gave
>each of the students three more ribbons and instructed them to
>go out and spread this acknowledgment ceremony.
>
>Then they were to follow up on the results, see who honored whom
>and report back to the class in about a week.
>
>One of the boys in the class went to a junior executive in a
>nearby company and honored him for helping him with his career
>planning. He gave him a blue ribbon and put it on his shirt.
>
>Then he gave him two extra ribbons and said, "We're doing a
>class project on recognition, and we'd like you to go out, find
>somebody to honor, give them a blue ribbon, then give them the
>extra blue ribbon so they can acknowledge a third person to keep
>this acknowledgment ceremony going. Then please report back to
>me and tell me what happened."
>
>Later that day the junior executive went in to see his boss
>who had been noted, by the way, as being kind of a grouchy
>fellow.
>
>He sat his boss down, and he told him that he deeply admired him
>for being a creative genius. The boss seemed very surprised.
>The junior executive asked him if he would accept the gift of
>the blue ribbon and would he give him permission to put it on
>him. His surprised boss said, "Well, sure."
>
>The junior executive took the blue ribbon and placed it right on
>his boss's jacket above his heart. As he gave him the last
>extra ribbon, he said, "Would you do me a favor? Would you take
>this extra ribbon and pass it on by honoring somebody else.
>The young boy who first gave me the ribbons is doing a project
>in school, and we want to keep this recognition ceremony going
>and find out how it affects people."
>
>That night the boss came home to his 14-year-old son and
>sat him down. He said, "The most incredible thing happened to
>me today. I was in my office and one of the junior executives
>came in and told me he admired me and gave me a blue ribbon for
>being a creative genius.
>
>Imagine. He thinks I'm a creative genius.
>
>Then he put this blue ribbon that says "Who I Am Makes a
>Difference" on my jacket above my heart. He gave me an extra
>ribbon and asked me to find somebody else to honor. As I was
>driving home tonight, I started thinking about whom I would
>honor with this ribbon and I thought about you.
>
>I want to honor you. My days are really hectic, and when I come
>home I don't pay a lot of attention to you. Sometimes I scream
>at you for not getting good enough grades in school and for your
>bedroom being a mess, but somehow tonight, I just wanted to sit
>here and well, just let you know that you do make a difference
>to me.
>
>Besides your mother, you are the most important person in my
>life. You're a great kid and I love you!"
>
>The startled boy started to sob and sob, and he couldn't stop
>crying.
>His whole body shook.
>He looked up at his father and said through
>his tears, "Dad, earlier tonight I sat in my room and wrote a
>letter to you and Mom explaining why I had killed myself and
>asking you to forgive me.
>
>I was going to commit suicide tonight after you were asleep.
>I just didn't think that you cared at all. The letter is
>upstairs.
>
>I don't think I need it after all."
>
>His father walked upstairs and found a heartfelt letter full of
>anguish and pain. The envelope was addressed, "Mom and Dad."
>
>
>The boss went back to work a changed man.
>
>He was no longer a grouch but made sure to let all his employees
>know that they made a difference.
>
>The junior executive helped several other young people with
>career planning and never forgot to let them know that they made
>a difference in his life... one being the boss's son.
>
> Author Uknown
>Author Unknown
