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Horror gripped the heart of the World War 1 soldier,
as he saw his
lifelong friend fall in battle. Caught in a trench
with continuous gunfire whizzing over his head,
the soldier asked his lieutenant if he might go
out into the "no man's land" between
the trenches to bring his fallen comrade back.
"You can go," said the lieutenant, "but
I don't think it will be worth it.
Your friend is probably dead and you may throw
your life away."
The lieutenant's didn't matter, and the soldier
went anyway. Miraculously he managed to reach
his friend, hoist him onto his shoulder and bring
him back to their company's trench. As the two
of them tumbled in together to the bottom of the
trench, the officer checked the wounded soldier,
then looked kindly at his friend.
"I told you it wouldn't be worth it,"
he said. "Your friend is dead and
you are mortally wounded."
"It was worth it, though, Sir ," said
the soldier.
"How do you mean, worth it ?" responded
the lieutenant.
"Your friend is dead"
"YES, Sir" the private answered. "But
it was worth it because when I
got to him, he was still alive and I had the satisfaction
of hearing him say, "JIM, I KNEW YOU'D
COME."
Many times in life, whether a thing is worth doing
or not, really depends on how u look at it. Take
up all your courage and do something your heart
tells you to do so that you may not regret not
doing it later in your life.
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