See Also:
Beginning of a FAMOUS Hero: The Robert Ballard Story.
Life Lesson #58 – Educate Your Fears.
Laura had two very close friends. They spent all of the time they possibly could together. They shared clothes, earrings, and secrets. But there was one thing her two friends were very good at that Laura couldn’t really do at all, and it made her dread summer. Because of an accident in the water when she was very young, Laura was afraid of being in water deep enough to swim in and for that reason, she never learned how to swim. She had tried to learn, but she was just too afraid. Laura’s friends would laugh at her.
One day when Laura was not with them, one girl’s mom heard them talking and laughing about Laura while they were riding in the car on the way to the swimming pool . She told them she was very disappointed in them for talking about their friend that way.
“Why don’t you invite Laura to come to the pool and tell her that you’ll take turns staying at the edge of the pool with her? You might even HELP her overcome a little of her fear. But it just doesn’t make any sense to make her feel worse about something that she has little control over.”
Well, you know, they turned the car around right then and headed toward Laura’s house. Laura and her friends had a wonderful time laughing and playing in the pool together. And who knows? Someday Laura may learn to swim. But one thing is for sure. Laura’s friends learned that day how to be HEROES instead!
– Jim Lord