I like to wrote about the endurance of the human spirit.
Below is a story I found on the Internet. I hope you enjoy it.
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During World War II, Ed Sullivan asked comedian and actor Jimmy Durante to entertain a group of soldiers who had just gotten back from the war and were temporarily staying on Ellis Island.
Jimmy said he would but he only had time for a short performance because he had to catch a ferry in time to do his radio show back in New York.
But when Jimmy got on stage, something interesting happened…
He went through a short monologue and then stayed.
The applause grew louder and louder and he kept staying. Pretty soon, he had been on for a full 30 minutes.
Finally he took a last bow, and left the stage. Backstage someone stopped him and said, “I thought you had to go after a few minutes. What happened?”
“Well, I did have to go,” he answered, “but let me show you the reason I stayed. You can see for yourself if you’ll look down on the front row.“
In the front row were two men, each of whom had lost an arm in the war. One had lost his right arm, and the other had lost his left. Together, they were able to clap, and that’s exactly what they were doing, loudly and cheerfully.
Now that is teamwork in action.