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> > > > > The Man Who Had No Face
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> > > > > >Here is a true story by Paul Harvey. Pass it to anyone who you
> >think
> > > > > >would
> > > > > >find it interesting and inspiring. You will be surprised who
> this
> > > > > >young
> > > > > >man turns out to be. (Do not look at the bottom of this letter
> >until
> > > > > >you
> > > > > >have read it fully)
> > > > > >
> > > > > >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 worse 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 mashed his face with their boots, and kicked and beat his
> body
> > > > > >brutally with clubs, leaving him for dead.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >When the police happened 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 a 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 is
> 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
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> >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 saw 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, 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 furthest
> 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?
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> > > > > >Mel Gibson.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >His life was the inspiration for his production of the movie
> "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
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