I have a friend named Monty Roberts. He has let me use his 1 to put on fund-raising events toraise money for youth at risk programs.
The last time I was there he 2 me by saying, "I want to tell you 3 I let Jack use my house.
It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of a horse trainer who would go from farmto farm, 4 horses. As a result, the boy''s high school career was continually 5 . Once, he was asked towrite a 6 about what he wanted to do when he grew up."
"He described his 7 of someday owning a horse ranch. And he drew a diagram of a 200-acreranch, 8 the location of all the buildings. He put a great deal of his 9 into the project. Twodays later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a 10 that read, ''Seeme after class.'' The boy asked the teacher, ''Why did I 11 an F?''"
"The teacher said, ''Owning a horse ranch 12 a lot of money. There''s no way you could ever doit.'' Then the teacher 13 , ''If you will rewrite this paper, I will reconsider your 14 .''"
"The boy thought about it long and 15 . His father told him to make up his own mind 16 thisand thought it is a very 17 decision for him. Finally, the boy turned in the 18 paper, making nochanges at all."
"Two summers ago, the same schoolteacher appeared on Monty''s ranch. When the teacher was 19 ,he said, ''When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream 20 . During those years I stole a lot ofkids'' dreams. Fortunately you had enough gumption not to give up yours.''"