John
03-08-2004, 10:25 AM
What a beautiful story, I still have tears in my
eyes...John
By Paul Harvey .
Years ago a hardworking man took his family from New
York State to Australia to take advantage of a work
opportunity there.
Part of this man's family was handsome young son who
had aspirations of joining the circus as a trapeze
artist or an actor.
This young fellow, biding his time until a circus job
or even one as a stagehand came along, worked at the
local shipyards which bordered on the worse section of
town.
Walking home from work one evening this young man was
attacked by five thugs who wanted to rob him. Instead
of just giving up his money the young fellow
resisted. However they bested him easily and proceeded
to beat him to a pulp. They mashed his face with their
boots, and kicked and beat his body brutally with
clubs, leaving him for dead. When the police happened
to find him lying in the road they assumed he was dead
and called for the Morgue Wagon.
On the way to the morgue a policeman heard him gasp
for air, and they immediately took him to the
emergency unit at the hospital. When he was
placed on a gurney a nurse remarked to her horror,
that his young man no longer had a face. Each eye
socket was smashed, his skull, legs, and arms
fractured, his nose literally hanging from his face,
all is teeth were gone, and his jaw was almost
completely torn from his skull.
Although his life was spared he spent over a year in
the hospital. When he finally left, his body may have
healed but his face was disgusting to look
at. He was no longer the handsome youth that everyone
admired. When the young man started to look for work
again he was turned down by everyone just
on account of the way he looked. One potential
employer suggested to him that he join the freak show
at the circus as The Man Who Had No Face. And
he did this for a while. He was still rejected by
everyone and no one wanted to be seen in his company.
He had thoughts of suicide. This went on for
five years.
One day he passed a church and sought some solace
there. Entering the church he encountered a priest who
had saw him sobbing while kneeling in a pew.
The priest took pity on him and took him to the
rectory where they talked at length.
The priest was impressed with him to such a degree
that he said that he would do everything possible for
him that could be done to restore his dignity and
life, if the young man would promise to be the best
Catholic he could be, and trust in God's mercy to free
him from his torturous life.
The young man went to Mass and communion every day,
and after thanking God for saving his life, asked God
to only give him peace of mind and the grace to be the
best man he could ever be in His eyes.
The priest, through his personal contacts was able to
secure the services of the best plastic surgeon in
Australia. They would be no cost to the young
man, as the doctor was the priest's best friend. The
doctor too was so impressed by the young man, whose
outlook now on life, even though he had
experienced the worst, was filled with good humor and
love.
The surgery was a miraculous success. All the best
dental work was also done for him. The young man
became everything he promised God he would be. He
was also blessed with a wonderful, beautiful wife, and
many children, and success in an industry which would
have been the furthest thing from his mind as a career
if not for the goodness of God and the love of the
people who cared for him.
This he acknowledges publicly.
The young man was and is Mel Gibson.
His life was the inspiration for his production of the
movie "The Man Without A Face." He is to be admired by
all of us as a God fearing man, a political
conservative, and an example to all as a true man of
courage.
And to think I admired him before I knew any of this!
He is quite a man!
Paul Harvey.
Note:? This may well help in the understanding of why
Mel Gibson's love for the Lord is why he has made such
a powerful movie "The Passion" that's coming out
February 25, 2004 to demonstrate Jesus love and
sacrifice for us.
THAT'S THE WAY LIFE SHOULD BE
eyes...John
By Paul Harvey .
Years ago a hardworking man took his family from New
York State to Australia to take advantage of a work
opportunity there.
Part of this man's family was handsome young son who
had aspirations of joining the circus as a trapeze
artist or an actor.
This young fellow, biding his time until a circus job
or even one as a stagehand came along, worked at the
local shipyards which bordered on the worse section of
town.
Walking home from work one evening this young man was
attacked by five thugs who wanted to rob him. Instead
of just giving up his money the young fellow
resisted. However they bested him easily and proceeded
to beat him to a pulp. They mashed his face with their
boots, and kicked and beat his body brutally with
clubs, leaving him for dead. When the police happened
to find him lying in the road they assumed he was dead
and called for the Morgue Wagon.
On the way to the morgue a policeman heard him gasp
for air, and they immediately took him to the
emergency unit at the hospital. When he was
placed on a gurney a nurse remarked to her horror,
that his young man no longer had a face. Each eye
socket was smashed, his skull, legs, and arms
fractured, his nose literally hanging from his face,
all is teeth were gone, and his jaw was almost
completely torn from his skull.
Although his life was spared he spent over a year in
the hospital. When he finally left, his body may have
healed but his face was disgusting to look
at. He was no longer the handsome youth that everyone
admired. When the young man started to look for work
again he was turned down by everyone just
on account of the way he looked. One potential
employer suggested to him that he join the freak show
at the circus as The Man Who Had No Face. And
he did this for a while. He was still rejected by
everyone and no one wanted to be seen in his company.
He had thoughts of suicide. This went on for
five years.
One day he passed a church and sought some solace
there. Entering the church he encountered a priest who
had saw him sobbing while kneeling in a pew.
The priest took pity on him and took him to the
rectory where they talked at length.
The priest was impressed with him to such a degree
that he said that he would do everything possible for
him that could be done to restore his dignity and
life, if the young man would promise to be the best
Catholic he could be, and trust in God's mercy to free
him from his torturous life.
The young man went to Mass and communion every day,
and after thanking God for saving his life, asked God
to only give him peace of mind and the grace to be the
best man he could ever be in His eyes.
The priest, through his personal contacts was able to
secure the services of the best plastic surgeon in
Australia. They would be no cost to the young
man, as the doctor was the priest's best friend. The
doctor too was so impressed by the young man, whose
outlook now on life, even though he had
experienced the worst, was filled with good humor and
love.
The surgery was a miraculous success. All the best
dental work was also done for him. The young man
became everything he promised God he would be. He
was also blessed with a wonderful, beautiful wife, and
many children, and success in an industry which would
have been the furthest thing from his mind as a career
if not for the goodness of God and the love of the
people who cared for him.
This he acknowledges publicly.
The young man was and is Mel Gibson.
His life was the inspiration for his production of the
movie "The Man Without A Face." He is to be admired by
all of us as a God fearing man, a political
conservative, and an example to all as a true man of
courage.
And to think I admired him before I knew any of this!
He is quite a man!
Paul Harvey.
Note:? This may well help in the understanding of why
Mel Gibson's love for the Lord is why he has made such
a powerful movie "The Passion" that's coming out
February 25, 2004 to demonstrate Jesus love and
sacrifice for us.
THAT'S THE WAY LIFE SHOULD BE