In a moving tribute to his father, Senator Edward Kennedy, Ted Kennedy Jr., said that one of the greatest lessons his father passed on, was to never give up. With tears, he shared the story of how, when he was 12 years old, his father helped him climb an icy hill, even though Ted, Jr. had lost a leg to cancer.
“He held me around my waist, and we slowly made it to the top,” Ted Jr. said. “He said, ‘I know you can do it. We’re going to climb that hill together if it takes us all day… And I knew I was going to be OK…He taught me that nothing is impossible.”
Of all the extraordinary eulogies at Senator Kennedy’s funeral today, there was no moment more poignant than this; and no greater testament to the Senator’s indomitable spirit and big heart.
Senator Ted Kennedy - a great human being, and a great legislator. As Vice President Biden said at the Senator’s Memorial Service at the JFK Library, “It was never about him. It was always about YOU.” President Obama accurately ascribed to him “A man whose name graces nearly 1,000 laws, and who penned more than 300 laws himself.”
And from many who worked with him in the Senate, Democrat and Republican alike, “He always kept his word.” A key ingredient of character - and of success in relationships, both personal and professional.
God Bless You, Ted Kennedy!
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