最高的荣誉

A teacher in New York decided to honor her students by telling them the difference they each made. First she thanked to each of them how they made a difference to her and the class. Then she gave each student three blue ribbons with gold letters reading， “Who I Am Makes a Difference”. The students went out to find somebody to honor. The person would keep a ribbon and give the extra ones to a third person to keep it going.

One boy went to a manager in a nearby company and honored him for helping him with his career planning. Later that day the manager went to see his boss. He told him that he deeply admired him for being a creative talent3. He gave the surprised boss the last extra ribbon and asked him to find somebody else to honor.

That night the boss went home to his 14yearold son. He told the boy what had happened and said， “I want to honor you， son. My days are really busy and when I come home I dont pay a lot of attention to you. Sometimes I shout at you for not getting good enough grades in school and for your bedroom being a mess， but somehow tonight， I just want to let you know that you do make a difference to me. Besides your mother， you are the most important person in my life. Youre a great kid and I love you！”

Hearing this， the boy started to cry and couldnt stop. He looked up at his father and said through his tears， “I was planning on leaving home tomorrow， Dad， because I didnt think you loved me. Now I dont need to.”

紐约的一位老师决定告诉学生他们每个人的不同之处，以给予他们肯定。首先她感谢他们每个人对她个人和班级产生的影响。然后她给每一个学生三个蓝色缎带，上面用金色字母写着“我是一个与众不同的人”。学生们出去找人给予对方肯定。这个人会留下一条丝带并且将另外一条送给第三个人，这样继续下去。

一个男孩去找了附近一家公司的经理，感谢他对他自己的职业生涯规划的帮助。那天晚些时候，经理去见老板。他告诉老板，他非常钦佩他是一个创造性的天才，他给了惊讶不已的老板最后一条丝带，并请他再找一个人来给予肯定。

那天晚上老板回到家，见到了他14岁的儿子。他告诉男孩白天发生的事，然后说：“儿子，我要表扬你。我每天真的很忙，当我回家的时候，我不够关心你。有时候我因为你在学校学习成绩不够好或者卧室弄得乱七八糟而朝你吼叫，但不知为什么今晚我只想让你知道你对我有重要的意义。除了你母亲，你是我生命中最重要的人。你是一个很棒的孩子，我爱你！”

听到这里，男孩哭泣不止。他抬头看着父亲，泪流满面地说：“爸爸，我本来打算明天离家出走，因为我认为您不爱我。可是现在我不需要了。”