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Pau
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True Story
« on: Mar 25^th, 2004, 6:57pm »

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I received this from my e-mail this morning and I would like to share this... Grin

This is a beautiful story. You won't believe who the
person is.

Here is a true story by Paul Harvey. Pass it to anyone
who you think would find it interesting and inspiring.
You will be surprised who this young man turned out to be. (Do not look at the bottom of this letter until
you have read it fully.)

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 a
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. There 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
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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

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This is appropriate to re-circulate in light of the
movie he's made "The Passion of The Christ" as it
shows the depth of oh so, so much!
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Re: True Story
« Reply #1 on: Mar 25^th, 2004, 7:03pm »

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I read that before, thanks for sharing it pau

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Re: True Story
« Reply #2 on: Mar 25^th, 2004, 7:40pm »

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I hate to ruin everybody's happy world, but this is an Urban Legend...

Here's the link... http://www.urbanlegends.com/ulz/gibson.html

Btw, I'm also a huge Mel Gibson fan, so this isn't meant to belittle anything about him!

« Last Edit: Mar 25^th, 2004, 7:41pm by nons55 »

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Re: True Story
« Reply #3 on: Mar 25^th, 2004, 9:05pm »

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oww.. so this was just an urban legend.. hmm.. i thought this was true... so that's why it's too intriguing to be true... i had doubts about the surgery in the story before posting this.. cause i don't think someone can repair a too damaged face to a good clean face...

anyways.. at least i learned that this is a false story... Grin

thanks nons55

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Re: True Story
« Reply #4 on: Mar 25^th, 2004, 11:00pm »

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Sorry pau! When I first started reading this and Australia came into the story - Mel Gibson was the name that came into my head and that this was/could be an Urban Legend.

I love Mel Gibson and am happy that he never endured such a horrendous beating.

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« Reply #5 on: Mar 28^th, 2004, 8:00pm »

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The only reason I knew this was because I had heard it before and I was skeptical. So I looked it up so I would persnally know! I'm glad the truth is out Wink

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