The Difference of a Ribbon

Ask yourself, “Does who I am make a difference?” The author of this story would like you to ponder this question while you read this moving story. The story starts off with a class of High School seniors who’s teacher gives them an assignment to give away three blue ribbons with “Who I Am Makes a Difference” written on each one. She asks them to find someone to honor, and when they do they were to give them a blue ribbon. One of the boys in the class went to a junior executive and honored him with a ribbon for helping him with his career planning. The boy then gave the junior executive the two extra ribbons to give to someone else. Later that day the executive went to see his boss, who was a grouchy fellow and asked if he would accept the ribbon. The boss looked surprised, so the junior executive explained to him about a class project and asked if he would pass on the last extra ribbon. That night the boss came home to his 14 year old son and told him all about what had happe...