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F A M I L Y
Submitted by Robert J. Diel
I'm sure this has happened to all
of us. Don't let the everyday little
surprises pass you by without a second
glance at them. Who knows if you will
be around tomorrow. Live everyday
like tomorrow may be your last.
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
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
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