Hri"daya" - part II

Following is an article that I recently read. Please take the time to read and enjoy what life is all about:

It was a sports stadium. Eight Children were standing on the track to participate in the running event.
* Ready!
* Steady!
* Bang!!!

With the sound of Toy pistol, all eight girls started running. Hardly had they covered ten to fifteen steps when one of the smaller girls slipped and fell down; she started crying due to bruises and pain. When the other seven girls heard this sound, they stopped running, stood for a while, turned back and ran to the place where the girl had fallen down. One among them bent, picked and kissed the girl gently and enquired, "Now pain must have reduced". All the seven girls lifted the fallen girl, pacified her; two of them held the girl firmly and all of them joined their hands together and reached the winning post. Officials were shocked and the sound of applause filled the stadium. Many eyes were filled with tears and perhaps it had touched GOD too! YES. This recently happened in Hyderabad. Sports events were being conducted by National Institute of Mental Health and all these "special" (read spastic) girls had come to participate in this event. Yes, they were mentally retarded.
What did they teach this world?
Teamwork?
Humanity?
Equality among all? . . . . . . . . ????
Successful people help others who are slow in learning so that they do not fall far behind. Well, these are normal people living in an abnormal world!!!!