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In Brooklyn, New York, Chush is a school that caters to learning-disabled children. Some children remain in Chush for their entire school career, while others can be main-streamed into conventional schools. At a Chush fund-raising dinner, the father of a Chush child delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he cried out, "Where is the perfection in my son Shaya? Everything done in Heaven is done with perfection. But my child cannot understand things as other children do. My child cannot remember facts and figures as other children do.Where is Heaven's perfection? The audience was shocked by the question, pained by the father's anguish and stilled by the piercing query. "I believe," the father answered, "that when Heaven brings a child like this into the world, the perfection that it seeks is in the way people react to this child." He then told the following story about his son Shaya: One afternoon, Shaya and his father walked past a park where some boys Shaya new were playing baseball. Shaya asked, "Do you think they will let me play?" Shaya's father knew that his son was not at all athletic and that most boys would not want him on their team. But Shaya's father understood that if his son were chosen to play it would give him a comfortable sense of belonging. Shaya's father approached one of the boys in the field and asked if Shaya could play. The boy looked around for guidance from his team-mates. Getting none, he took matters into his own hands and said "We are losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and well try to put him up to bat in the ninth inning." Shaya's father was ecstatic as Shaya smiled broadly. Shaya was told to put on a glove and go out to play short centre field. In the bottom of the eight inning, Shaya's team scored a few runs but was till behind by three. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shaya's team scored again and now with two outs and the bases loaded with the potential inning run on base. Shaya was scheduled to be up. Would the team actually let Shaya bat at this juncture and give away their chance to win the game? Surprisingly, Shaya was given the bat. Everyone knew that it was all but impossible because Shaya didn't even know how to hold the bat properly, let alone hit with it. However as Shaya stepped up to the plate, the pitcher moved a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shaya should at least be able to make contact. The first pitch came and Shaya swung clumsily and missed. One of Shaya's team-mates came up to Shaya and together they held the bat and faced the pitcher waiting for the next pitch. The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly toward Shaya. As the pitch came in, Shaya and his team-mate swung at the ball and together they hit a slow ground ball to the pitcher. The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could easily have thrown the ball to the first baseman. Shaya would have been out and that would have ended the game. Instead, the pitcher took the ball and threw it on a high arc to right field, far beyond reach of the first baseman. Everyone started yelling, "Shaya, run to first. Run to first." Never in his life had Shaya run to first. He scampered down the aseline wide-eyed and startled. By the time he reached first base, the right fielder had the ball. He could have thrown the ball to the second baseman who would tag out Shaya, who was still running. But the right fielder understood what the pitchers intentions were, so he threw the ball high and far over the Third baseman's head. Everyone yelled, "Run to second, run to second." Shaya ran towards second base as the runners ahead of him deliriously circled the bases towards home. As Shaya reached second base, the opposing short stop ran to him, turned him in the direction of third base and shouted, "Run to third." As Shaya rounded third, the boys from both teams ran behind him creaming, "Shaya run home." Shaya ran home, stepped on home plate and all 18 boys lifted him on their shoulders and made him the hero, as he had just hit "grand slam" and won the game for his team. "That day," said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face, "those 18 boys reached their level of Heaven's perfection." Funny how this is so true and shame on us! Funny how simple it is for people to trash different ways of living and believing, and then wonder why the world is going to hell. Funny how you can send a thousand 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wild fire, but when you start sending messages regarding life choices, people think twice about sharing. Funny how the lewd, crude,vulgar and obscene pass freely through cyberspace, but the public discussion of morality is suppressed in the school and workplace. Funny isn't it? Funny how when you go to forward this message, you will not send it to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what they will think of you for sending it to them. Funny how I can be more worried about what other people think of me than what I think of me. Check out LiveWire's Teen Forums, College Forums, Teen Advice, Teen Quizzes, Peer Support, Teen Help, Message Boards, and Professor Reviews sites. Buzz boost Email Subscribe

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Bidis (pronounced bee-dees) are thin unfiltered cigarettes hand-wrapped in brown
leaves and tied with short pieces of thread. School kids under 18 buy them because they are
cheaper than the cost of regular cigarettes and come in a variety of flavors including
root beer, orange, lemon-lime and strawberry. Teens might ask, "If they come in all
these cool flavors then how could they be harmful?" Well, Bidis have two to three times
more nicotine than regular cigarettes! And 44 percent of teens that smoke Bidis smoke
them because they think it isn't addictive or dangerous to their health. Because Bidis
deliver greater doses of nicotine to the bloodstream, they are far more addictive than
cigarettes. Also, Bidis, like cigarettes cause health issues such as cancer, heart disease,
high blood pressure, and many other serious health problems.

1. Drugs mess with your mind
Drug use can cause you to lose your ability to remember things, to think clearly and to
study properly. Drug use gives you the impression that you are more alert and
aware, but under the influence of drugs you are actually less aware, and less alert.
Drug use can also cause people to act in strange unpredictable ways. A person can
undergo a complete personality change when under the influence of drugs. Since
drug residues can remain in the body for many years after they were taken, the
effect on the mind can last a long time. Don't lose your mind! Avoid drugs.
2. Drugs mess with your body
Drug use can make you ill and an overdose can kill. Drugs are poisons after all. The list
of diseases you can catch as a result of using drugs is very long and includes
Hepatitis C, HIV and AIDS. Since drugs also use up your body's supply of vitamins
and minerals, you become more prone to diseases. Many drug users suffer
from malnutrition as a result of their habit. Why be a loser? Stay healthy!
3. Drugs mess with your wallet
Drug use interferes with your ability, which can make it harder to earn money. In the long
run, the more competent a person is in a job, the more likely that such a person
will earn a higher salary. However a person under the influence of drugs is quite
likely to make expensive mistakes and be incompetent. That is unemployment
waiting to happen.
Also, a drug habit can be REALLY expensive (up to hundreds of pounds per day!) and
this is why many addicts are forced into crime. Don't waste your money. Drugs are
the ultimate betrayer - you pay big money to destroy yourself.
4. Drugs mess with your travel plans
Anyone convicted of drugs offences will not be allowed entrance into some countries
such as Japan, Canada and USA.
Why lose exciting opportunities to travel?
Why limit your options as to where you want to work & live?
Many people like to work abroad, particularly in the USA, for a time during their career.
This would be impossible with a criminal record.
5. Drugs mess with your life
Drug use that seems a "cool" idea in the beginning can turn into a living nightmare that
includes accidents, hospitalisation, a life of crime, a criminal record, hurting those
you love, destroyed relationships, a prison sentence and death. Drug users often lose
their enthusiasm for life, give up sports and hobbies etc, in their fixation on the
next score for their habit. Taking drugs definitely gives you a new lifestyle, but it is
the lifestyle of a sad loser with no prospects.
6. Drugs mess with the planet
Many drugs are grown in Third World countries. The drug barons involved cut down
forests for space to grow the drugs, thus destroying the natural habitat for thousands
of creatures and upsetting the ecological balance.
It is true that natural forests are cut down for constructive reasons by legitimate
companies, but there are laws in place which compel those companies to plant new
forest as replacements. Drug criminals, needless to say, ignore these and all other
laws. Buying and taking drugs encourages more natural forest to be destroyed.
7. Drugs mess with society
Criminals manufacture and sell drugs. They do not care what effects the drugs have on
their victims; they are only interested in the money. These criminals terrorise
ordinary people and society, using violence against anyone who tries to stop them.
These criminals establish a social environment where there is no respect for law &
order, only respect for violence. This generates fear, suspicion and misery in our
communities. This destabilises society and could lead to its disintegration.
Buying and taking drugs supports this criminal infrastructure.
8. Drugs mess with your love life and fertility.
There is evidence that abuse of drugs can lead to impotence in males. Certainly, abuse of
drugs in females can affect unborn children, with the babies of drug addicts far
more likely to be underweight and to suffer from birth complications.
The damage that drug use can do to one's physical appearance is very obvious.
9. Drugs mess with your hopes and dreams.
Drug addicts, when craving their next fix, often do not care about anything other than the
immediate high demanded. All other considerations, every aspect of normal
human behaviour are ignored in this compulsion. Everyone has hopes and dreams
for the future, but for addicts those hopes and dreams only focus down to where the
next score is coming from. Hopes and dreams for the future? Only despair and
nightmare for addicts.

It can be difficult to say no to alcohol for anyone, but it is especially difficult for those who are quitting or cutting down on alcohol. You can avoid places where drinks are served, but eventually, you will be offered a drink by someone you don't want to explain your alcohol problem to. The best ways to say no are casual, polite responses to an offer, which provide an excuse that can't be argued with. Here are my five top phrases for refusing alcohol.
1. I'm Driving
This is the ultimate excuse. Some people who are quitting alcohol volunteer to be the
designated driver for precisely this reason -- they want to spend time with friends,
but don't want to drink. This response is also great role modelling for others, and
adds to the climate of acceptability of staying sober behind the wheel. Anyone who
pressurizes you to drink after you giving this response isn't worth listening to.
2. No Thanks, I've Just Finished One
What I like about this response is that is so lacking in value judgements about drinking
that no-one can accuse you of being uptight or preachy. How you feel after a drink
is an individual matter, and if you don't want another drink instantly, all it implies is
good personal boundaries around your own comfort. It also shows you are not a
compulsive drinker, and sets the tone for others to pace their drinking too. Yet the
implication is that you might have had a drink if you felt like one, so this works
well for the type of people who tease and berate those in recovery -- the kind of
companions you may not want as friends, but are sometimes unavoidable in a
social situation.
3. I've Had My Limit For Tonight
This is the best response if you regularly drink with the same people, want to control your
drinking, and have set a limit based on your blood alcohol concentration. Others
will learn over time that you will drink only a certain number of drinks within a
certain amount of time, so they can enjoy sharing a drink with you within those
limits. Controlled drinking is a goal for many people with alcohol problems.
4. I Want to Keep a Clear Head
Variations on this response are, "No thanks, I've got work tomorrow," "No thanks, I've
got an early start in the morning," or "No thanks, I don't want a hangover." This is a
great way of letting people know that alcohol does not rule your life, nor will you
let it interfere with your day to day functioning. Keeping a clear head may not be
important to all drinkers, but it should be to you.
5. I Don't Drink
This response take the most courage, and is the most subject to demands for an
explanation. You may have to put up with being asked if you have a drink problem,
you may have your masculinity or sense of fun challenged, or you may be informed
that, "You can have one drink." But it is the all-round best response for anyone who
is serious about recovery from alcoholism, or who wants to put an end to the
nonsense of peer pressure to drink alcohol.

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