F
A M I L Y,
HOW DO WE
"REALLY"
TREAT THEM?
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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