The Mountain Climbers

24 The Mountain Climbers A man who was climbing a mountain thought he was all alone. But suddenly, there was a rumble above him. He was hit by a falling rock and then, in an instant, a female climber fell from above, landing right on him. They were both injured badly. He had broken his leg. He tried to stand but could not. The woman had broken her arm and could not climb. What were they going to do? It was very cold and night was coming. They both knew that they would not live through the night if they did not make it down the mountain before darkness came. They knew they had to come up with something. The woman had an idea. “ Look, " she said, " I have two good legs, and you have two good arms. Together, that makes one healthy body. " They tied themselves together so that she was on his back. Then, he hooked a rope high on a rock and pulled. Now, they had to stand up. He pulled with all the strength in his arms, and she strained with her legs to lift them both.

Soon, they were upright. He held on to his hope. They were going to make it. He supported their weight. Slowly, they climbed down, bit by bit. Every step was painful. They had to stop every minute or so, but they slowly made it down the mountain. He was counting on her strong legs and she was counting on the strength in his arms to keep them from falling. When they made it to the bottom of the mountain hours later, they were found by some hikers. They were rushed to the hospital. In the end, they were fine. They both learned a good lesson that day. A good team is not made up of people who can all do the same thing. It must have people who can provide many different skills. By using their individual strengths, they made it safely down the mountain. Sometimes in life, we must rely on another person's strengths to make up for our own weaknesses. Isn't it good that we're all not the same?