Family (please Read And Digest)

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Aduks (f)
Family (please Read And Digest)
« on: May 04, 2007, 12:40 PM »

               F A M I L Y
>
>               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 goodbye.
>
>               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 family you love, you seem to abuse.
>
>               Go and 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,
>               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."
>
>               FAMILY
>               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 into 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
>

We are all victims please let us relate with our family with more love


Love u all.

minniepoe (f)
Re: Family (please Read And Digest)
« #1 on: June 27, 2007, 12:06 PM »

i read through your post and i was really moved an touched. it brought tears to my eyes.  Thanks for that it is really uplifting
ifylove505 (f)
Re: Family (please Read And Digest)
« #2 on: June 27, 2007, 12:27 PM »

Very inspiring and important.
iice (f)
Re: Family (please Read And Digest)
« #3 on: June 27, 2007, 05:31 PM »

cool but am usually more polite and emotionally/mentally tuned to my family than strangers Undecided
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