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 really watching for you."
We were very
polite, this stanger 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 that
night 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 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
was feeling very small, And then 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 tommorow, 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 this 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!
Thanks
Regards,
Abdul Mateen
Khan.