A Different Drummer

"If a man does not keep pace with his companions,

perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.

Let him step to the music which he hears,

however measured or far away."

― Henry David Thoreau―

"None of you may be puffed up in favor of one against another. For who sees anything different in you? What do you have that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it?" ―1 Corinthians 4:6-7, ESV

The video below simply makes my heart sing.

Kudos to Waxahachie High School's exhibition of true school spirit ―the spirit of inclusion. The pride on this young man's face is almost more than I can stand.

Be still my heart!

 

Also, note the thrill of the drummer with the glasses just to the right of the one with Down syndrome. His joy seems to equal that of the young man with DS.

Helping someone shine in the face of affliction has a way of lifting one's own spirit.

"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others." ―Philippians 2:3-4, NIV

Now it's your turn to "get down."

Is there something you can do today to include someone who marches to the beat of a different drummer? If so, strike up the band and step to the beat any way you please.

Please leave a comment.

Keep your sunny-side up!
Starr

Photo taken of our daughter, Ashley, in the late '70's