FAMILY
I ran into a stranger as he passed by.
"Oh excuse me please" was my reply.
He said, "Please excuse me too; I wasn't
watching for you."
We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on our way and we said good-bye.
But at home a different story is told,
how we treat our loved ones, young and old.
Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
my son stood beside me very still.
When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.
"Move out of the way," I said with a
frown.
He walked away, his little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.
While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,
"While dealing with a stranger, common
courtesy you use, but
the children you love, you seem to abuse.
Go look on the kitchen floor,
you'll find some flowers there by the door."
"Those are the flowers he brought for you.
He picked them himself; pink yellow and blue.
He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,
and
you never saw the tears that filled his little
eyes."
By this time, I felt very small, and now my tears
began to fall.
I quietly went and knelt by his bed;
"Wake up, little one, wake up," I said.
"Are these the flowers you picked for
me?"
He smiled, "I found 'em out by the
tree."
"I picked 'em because they're pretty like
you.
I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue."
I said, "Son, I'm very sorry for the way I
acted today;
I shouldn't have yelled at you that way."
He said, "Oh, Mom, that's okay. I love you
anyway.
I said, "Son, I love you too, and I do like
the flowers, especially the blue."
Are
you aware that if we died tomorrow,
the company that we are working for could easily
replace us
in a matter of days.
But the family we left behind will feel the loss
for the rest of their lives.
And come to think of it,
we pour ourselves more into work than to our own
family,
an unwise investment indeed,
don't you think?
So what is
behind the story?
Do you know what the word FAMILY means?
FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER, (I), (L)OVE, (Y)OU
Pass
this on to everyone that you care about. I just
did.
Wear your "Happy
Face", & keep smiling !
Author Unknown
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