DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE WORD FAMILY MEANS?
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I ran into a stranger as he passed by,<br>
"Oh excuse me please," was my reply.<br>
He said, "Please excuse me too;<br>
I wasn't watching for you."<br>
We were very polite, this stranger and I.<br>
We went on our way saying good-bye.<br><br>
But at home a difference is told,<br>
How we treat our loved ones, young and old.<br>
Later that day, cooking the evening meal,<br>
My son stood beside me very still.<br>
As I turned, I nearly knocked him down.<br>
"Move out of the way," I said with a frown.<br><br>
He walked away, his little heart broken.<br>
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.<br>
While I lay awake in bed,<br>
God's still small voice came to me and said,<br>
"While dealing with a stranger, common courtesy you use,<br>
But the children you love, you seem to abuse.<br><br>
Go and look on the kitchen floor,<br>
You'll find some flowers there by the door.<br>
Those are the flowers he brought for you.<br>
He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue.<br>
He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,<br>
And you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes."<br><br>
By this time, I felt very small,<br>
And now my tears began to fall.<br>
I quietly went and knelt by his bed;<br>
"Wake up, little one, wake up," I said.<br>
"Are these the flowers you picked for me?"<br>
He smiled, "I found 'em, out by the tree.<br>
I picked 'em because they're pretty like you.<br><br>
I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue."<br>
I said, "Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today;<br>
I shouldn't have yelled at you that way."<br>
He said, "Oh, Mom, that's okay.<br>
I love you anyway."<br>
I said, "Son, I love you too,<br>
And I do like the flowers, especially the blue."<br><br>
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?<br><br>
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?<br><br>
So what is behind the story? Do you know what the word FAMILY means?<br><br>
FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER, (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU!<br><br>
Pass this on to everyone that you care about.
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