Everyone needs hope.

During the Vietnam War the M.A.S.H. unit took care of hundreds of wounded soldiers. It was the duty of military doctors to diagnose the condition of the wounded.

Nurses followed with a clipboard and tags to put on the toes of the wounded. They were designated as “No Hope”, “Medical Help Needed”, or “Dead”. The doctor determined that one of the men was hopeless and had the nurse tag him “No Hope”, but she heard a faint whisper from him and knelt down beside his cot.

He persuaded her to change the tag to “Medical Help Needed.”

That man lost his leg but recovered and went home to his family and became a productive member of his community.

Hope saved his life. Perhaps there’s someone hopeless in your circle of friends that desperately needs hope today.

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