Fw: HARSH WORDS
Candy
Hey all, I had this forwarded to me, and thought it was really poinient. It reminds us to keep sight of what is really important in our lives, enjoy.
Candy Oliver
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 saying good-bye.
But at home a difference 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.
As 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 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,
and 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."
Are you aware that if we died tomorrow, the company that we are working
for would 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 own family an unwise
investment indeed, don't you think? So what is behind the story? Do you
know what the word FAMILY means?
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Candy Oliver
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 saying good-bye.
But at home a difference 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.
As 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 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,
and 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."
Are you aware that if we died tomorrow, the company that we are working
for would 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 own family an unwise
investment indeed, don't you think? So what is behind the story? Do you
know what the word FAMILY means?
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Brynn
Oh, this is such a beautiful reminder.
Thank-you.
Brynn
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Thank-you.
Brynn
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Trish
this made me cry. and cry and cry and cry...sobbing kind of crying which I
never never do...
thank you for sending this. I needed to read something like this in a big
way to remind me how often I am DISrespectful to my children but how I would
be horrified to speak to a stranger this way.
I printed it off and put it on my bathroom wall so that I have to look at it
every day. I hope when I have company that it makes them stop and think
too.
never never do...
thank you for sending this. I needed to read something like this in a big
way to remind me how often I am DISrespectful to my children but how I would
be horrified to speak to a stranger this way.
I printed it off and put it on my bathroom wall so that I have to look at it
every day. I hope when I have company that it makes them stop and think
too.
Candy
I am glad you liked it.. It had the same effect on me. After sobbing a while, I had to sit down and tell Courtney how thankful I was for her, and how much I loved her. I think it is a great idea to print it out, I think I will do the same.
Candy
Candy
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From: Trish
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Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 9:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Fw: HARSH WORDS
this made me cry. and cry and cry and cry...sobbing kind of crying which I
never never do...
thank you for sending this. I needed to read something like this in a big
way to remind me how often I am DISrespectful to my children but how I would
be horrified to speak to a stranger this way.
I printed it off and put it on my bathroom wall so that I have to look at it
every day. I hope when I have company that it makes them stop and think
too.
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