I know - I usually write upbeat stories about dogs or cats and how they improve our life and perhaps make us think about our actions. Today I'm taking a break from inspiring animal stories or tips for your dog and I bring you an inspirational human story. I do so partly because they happen so infrequently.
You may have seen this on Huffington Post or another site - Meghan Vogel, a track star from Ohio carried a fallen competitor across the finish line. Meghan is obviously a special woman and obviously a true sportsman, someone who gets the concept of competition. My husband has mentioned a number of times that he thinks women are better people, in general, than men. Part of it is he realizes that he is a knuckle dragging primate with limitations. And that's okay. But he brings up a good point. Imagine a man making this gesture. I can't. And neither can my husband. We can see a dog making a gesture like this but no, no man. In fact, I also recalled a few years back a story about a womans softball team that made such a gesture as Meghan Vogel did. A girl hit a home run but injured her knee. She was unable to run to first base so the home run would not count. A couple girls from the opposing team asked if it was against the rules to carry her across and touch her foot to the bases. It wasn't and they did. I'll have to find the details and it's irrelevant if they won or lost - the point is it is an wonderful gesture, one that stands out even more in todays world. So if any readers know of any similar gestures made by males, please send me info. You can read the story about Meghan Vogels gesture here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/05/meghan-vogel-ohio-track-star-carries-runner-video_n_1570857.html?ref=mostpopular
Keep wagging everyone!
