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{Straight From the Heart} *I Could Only Wish* 12/8/00
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We take a very personal look into Roger Dean Kiser Sr.'s life today. For those of you who remember, Roger went to New York City this past week for an interview with Candace Bergen on the Oxygen channel (For his new book: Orphan) He tells us of his experience...
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More Than A Teacher
http://www.storiesfrommyheart.com/112900/
May God continue to heal and bless you Roger!
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I COULD ONLY WISH
By Roger Dean Kiser Sr.
I thought that there was nothing left on the face of this earth that I
had not seen or experienced. But my trip to New York City last week was
something that I will never forget for as long as I live.
I was very quiet and I said much of nothing as I walked down what
appeared to be the never ending corridors of John F. Kennedy Airport.
Still I said not a word and stood almost motionless as I rode on the New
York City subway. I watched constantly from the corner of my eye looking
at the hundreds of sad lonely smiles on the people's faces. Individuals
who appeared to be suspended in almost a comatose state of mind.
Thousands upon thousands of people with innocent looking faces, all with
glassy eyes and all waiting for darkness to arrive. Always moving in a
forward motion like a large herd of animals. Marching as if they were a
massive army headed into battle. Late for a war taking place somewhere
in nowhere land.
Late that evening my son, Roger and I took the elevator to the top floor
of the Empire State Building. I reached out and pushed open the glass
door and stepped out onto the cold, windy platform, surrounding the top
of the massive building. I do not know if there are any words in the
human language that could possibly describe what I saw at that very
moment in my life. I only know that God has to peer through all that
beauty before he himself can see all the sadness and loneliness that is
lurking below.
The next morning as I walked down the streets of New York I was
constantly mentally preparing myself to do a television show about my
book. As I reached the studio my legs were weak and I wished, with all
my might that all of this was not happening to me. But I knew that it
was to late to back out now and I knew in my heart that I carried a
message that the world needed to hear about itself.
After the live show had aired I was so thankful that I made it through
and that it was over. I gathered my things together and I walked to the
front door of the studio. When I pushed the door open I saw in front of
me a large black limousine with a sign in the window which read "Talk
show limousine-Mr. Kiser." I took a very deep breath of cold New York
air, looked over at my wonderful twenty-four year old son and I saw a
look of pride on his face that I had never seen before. That had to be
just about be the best feeling that I have ever known as a father. But
best was yet to come.
The limousine driver opened the back door and nodded his head for me to
enter. I picked up my briefcase, smiled and said to myself "God, I
accept this ride in the name of every child, orphan or not who has ever
felt hunger, been slapped up side the head or kicked in the rear-end
while crying their eyes out running to their bedroom.
I raised my black imitation leather shoe which hid the hole in the toe
of my sock. The same cheap $9.99 shoe that my wife had so proudly bought
me several days before at the local Walmart in Brunswick, Georgia. I
placed my shoe onto the deep pile carpet inside the limousine and I sat
down on the soft leather seat and away we drove. It was a wonderful
feeling.
I only wish that I could have been someone else, just for a moment or
two so that I could have stood over to the side and waived at all us
abused kids as we drive away in that beautiful black limousine. I would
have given almost anything to have been able to see it with my very own
eyes.
Roger Dean Kiser, Sr.
trampolineone@webtv.net
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Thought For The Day:
"Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing."
--Albert Schweitzer
Verse for the Day:
"Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps."
--1Peter 2:21
Kid's Thought For The Day:
"You can't always be first."
Parent's Thought For The Day:
"When I was born, I was so surprised I couldn't talk for a year and a half."
--Gracie Allen.
Coach's Thought For The Day:
"You cannot attain and maintain physical condition unless you are morally and
mentally conditioned. And it is impossible to be in moral condition unless you
are spiritually conditioned. I always told my players that our team condition
depended on two factors -- how hard they worked on the floor during practice
and how well they behaved between practices..." -- John Wooden
Deep Thought For The Day:
"Somebody told me how frightening it was how much topsoil we are losing
each year, but I told that story around the campfire and nobody got scared."
--Jack Handy
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/_/ \ "For I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but
\_\/\ \ Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body I live for the Son
\_\/ of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me." Galatians 2:20
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