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"When the wise men arrived in Bethlehem, they found Mary taking care of her baby. Despite the plain surroundings they knew that this was the long promised KIng. They worshipped him becasue they knew he was the Saviour!" *reference to Matthew chapter 2

Who is the greatest person you have ever had the opportunity to meet? How did you feel when you met him or her?

-- Melissa (me@home.net), January 08, 2002

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I have meet lots of country stars and famous wealthy people. I was sorely disappointed every time. There is the truely"great" older gentleman from our church. Just to hear him speak and watch him with people is like watching an angle or listening to true wisdom. I have never met a more godly man. That is true great.

-- Micheale from SE Kansas (mbfrye@totelcsi.net), January 08, 2002.

Agreed Micheale, I don't think the question necessarily means "famous" person, but a great one!!! I know a woman who is in her 80's, a retired teacher, and she is one of the greatest people I know. Kind, compassionate, very giving, and cognizant at all times of her duty to her family, community and to mankind in general. Turly a great human being. If only there could be more like her, and if only I could have the opportunity to meet more people like her!

-- Melissa (me@home.net), January 08, 2002.

I'd have to say a man I knew in Martinsville, VA. I ended up there when I was 19, about a year after I left home. That previous year I drifted around, living in cheap motels and even in a tent for 3 months so I could save up money. I didn't do drugs or drink or anything like that and always worked but I was pretty poor. I ended up down in Martinsville working for a sawmill at minimum wage and managed to rent a $100 a month house. The house was pretty rough, no heat or anything. I was always too proud to ask for anyones help and pretty much a loner but this man where I worked must have saw I needed some help. He befriended me and treated me like family, something I'd really never had. He brought me a woodstove, refrigerator, stove, furniture. He always checked to see if I had enough firewood or food. He had me over for Thanksgiving dinner with his family. He wised me up to alot of things in this world. He helped me in so many ways.

I used to get hassled by my redneck coworkers asking me why I, a white guy was hanging out with a black man. None of those guys had ever given me the time of day, let alone offer to help me. I'd just shake my head and laugh because I knew they'd never understand. I left there about 2 years later but what Doug did for me always stayed with me. Later on it bothered me so much that I never truly thanked him that about 10 years later when I was passing through, I stopped and hunted him down just to thank him for all he'd done for me back then.

He was just a regular old hardworking guy but so far he's the greatest person I've ever had the opportunity to meet.

-- Dave (something@somewhere.com), January 08, 2002.


There are so many greats that I have known in my life but the one that I almost passed up on was my Dad. I am reminded of The Reba song "The Greatest Man I Never Knew" After almost 20 years of having very little contact with my father he called out of the blue and told me how much his kids mean to him and how much he loves us each. We call each other often and visit each other now. I don't know why we drifted apart but I am glad that we are together again. Sometimes we forget that the greatest are in our own families and that we have known them all along. Rich and famous people do not impress me, it is doubtful that if you ever need some one like Daves friend Doug that any rich, famous person is going to come to your rescue unless there is a buck to be made by them. If I have heros they'll always be people like I meet in everyday life because they are struggling just like me. In a way lots of you are like heros. You do what you believe in and follow your hearts and like me most of you will not become rich and famous yet you will go on day after day doing what you love and will give freely of yourselves to the rest of us with your knowledge and a simpathic ear when we how our times of woe.

-- george (bngcrview@aol.com), January 09, 2002.

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