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| Article Time Stamp: 28 March 2001, 13:35:48 GMT+7 | |
I ran into a stranger as he passed by.
"Oh, excuse me please" was my reply.
He said, "Please excuse me too; wasn't even
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
daughter stood beside me very still.
When I turned, I nearly knocked her down.
"Move out of the way," I said with a frown.
She walked away, her little heart broken. I
didn't realise 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.
Look on the kitchen floor, you'll find some
flowers there by the door.
Those are the flowers she brought for you.
She picked them
herself, pink, yellow and blue.
She stood quietly not to spoil the surprise
and you never saw the tears in her eyes."
By this time, I felt very small and now my
tears began to fall.
I quietly went and knelt by her bed; "Wake
up,little girl, wake up,"
I said.
"Are these the flowers you picked for me?"
She 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, "Daughter, I'm sorry for the way I
acted today;
I shouldn't have yelled at you that way."
She said, "Oh, Mom, that's okay. I love you
anyway."
I said, "Daughter, I love you too and I do
like the flowers, especially the blue."
Are you aware that:
If we die 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
family an unwise investment indeed.
So what is behind the story?
You know what is the full word of family?
FAMILY =
(F)ATHER
(A)ND
(M)OTHER,
(I)
(L)OVE
(Y)OU
It is worthwhile to share more time with them
as they are getting older.