by Ron LeGrand
Editor’s Note: It seems as though we and Ron have been been hoaxed. This story (inspired by the recently released movie, “the Passion of the Christ” has been found to have been repeated in many places across the Internet and around the water coolers of the world …. and now here. Sorry for the extending the life of a spoof and we’ll do our homework better next time, but Ron found the story and loved it and thought you would as well. You have to admit that it is a wonderful tale – even though it is apparent that it is now a work of fiction.
Ron will be replacing this soon with something else for this month – we heard this story about this kid and some beans …. we’ll ask him to look into that one too. 
This special training column is from the “Rest of the Story” as told by Paul Harvey, the world famous radio commentator. You will be surprised who this young man turned out to be. (Don’t peek)
Years ago a hardworking man took his family from New York State to Australia to take advantage of a work opportunity there. Part of this man’s family was a handsome young son who had aspirations of joining the circus as a trapeze artist or an actor. This young fellow, biding his time until a circus job or even one as a stagehand came along, worked at the local shipyards which bordered on the worst section of town.
Walking home from work one evening, this young man was attacked by five thugs who wanted to rob him. Instead of just giving up his money, the young fellow resisted. However they bested him easily and proceeded to beat him to a pulp. They smashed his face with their boots, and kicked and beat his body brutally with clubs, leaving him for dead.
When the police happed to find him lying in the road they assumed he was dead and called for the Morgue Wagon. On the way to the morgue a policeman heard him gasp for air, and they immediately took him to the emergency unit at the hospital. When he was placed on the gurney, a nurse remarked to her horror, that this young man no longer had a face. Each eye socket was smashed, his skull, legs, and arms fractured, his nose literally hanging from his face, all of his teeth were gone, and his jaw was almost completely torn from his skull.
Although his life was spared, he spent over a year in the hospital. When he finally left, his body may have healed, but his face was disgusting to look at. He was no longer the handsome youth that everyone admired. When the young man started to look for work again he was turned down by everyone just on account of the way he looked. One potential employer suggested to him that he join the freak show at the circus as The Man Who Had No Face … and he did this for a while. He was still rejected by everyone and no one wanted to be seen in his company. He had thoughts of suicide. This went on for five years.
One day he passed a church and sought some solace there. Entering the church, he encountered a priest who had seen him sobbing while kneeling in a pew. The priest took pity on him and took him to the rectory where they talked at length. The priest was impressed with him to such a degree that he said that he would do everything possible for him that could be done to restore his dignity and life, if the young man would promise to be the best Catholic he could be, and trust in God’s mercy to free him from his torturous life. The young man went to Mass and communion every day, and after thanking God for saving his life, he asked God to only give him peace of mind and the grace to be the best man he could ever be in His eyes.
The priest, through his personal contacts was able to secure the services of the best plastic surgeon in Australia. There would be no cost to the young man, as the doctor was the priest’s best friend. The doctor too was so impressed by the young man, whose outlook now on life, even though he had experienced the worst, was filled with good humor and love. The surgery was a miraculous success. All the best dental work was also done for him.
The young man became everything he promised God he would be. He was also blessed with a wonderful, beautiful wife, many children, and success in an industry which would have been the farthest thing from his mind as a career – if not for the goodness of God and the love of the people who cared for him. This he acknowledges publicly. The young man was and is:
Mel Gibson.
His life was the inspiration for his production of the move “The Man Without A Face.” He is to be admired by all of us as a God fearing man, a political conservative, and an example to all as a true man of courage. And to think I admired him before I knew any of this! He is quite a man!
Paul Harvey
Mel’s latest production, The Passion of the Christ, opened recently and I am sure many of you have seen it already. He also made an appearance at the Knights of Columbus Convention in Washington, D.C. last August where he showed a short clip of The Passion.
I just found this quite inspiring and decided to share it with you instead of a pure real estate message this month. Think about how far this guy has come and where he started from. Where are you starting from … today?
See Ya On The Cruise In May!
Ron LeGrand
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November 10th, 2011 at 5:11 pm
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