03-16-2004, 02:40 PM
Dont know how true it is, but hey.
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 his
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 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 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
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, and
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 was and is 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 courage. And to think
I admired him before I knew any of this! He is quite a
man!
Paul Harvey. Good Day.
Note: This may well help in the understanding of why
Mel Gibson's love for the Lord is why he has made such
a powerful movie "The Passion of the Christ " that has
came out in movie theatres to demonstrate Jesus' love
and sacrifice for us.
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 his
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 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 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
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, and
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 was and is 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 courage. And to think
I admired him before I knew any of this! He is quite a
man!
Paul Harvey. Good Day.
Note: This may well help in the understanding of why
Mel Gibson's love for the Lord is why he has made such
a powerful movie "The Passion of the Christ " that has
came out in movie theatres to demonstrate Jesus' love
and sacrifice for us.
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