My Dear Friends, here is a beautiful story which tells us small but important things in life....



F A M I L Y


I banged into a stranger as he passed by,

'Oh excuse me please' was my reply.

He said, 'Please excuse me too;

I couldn't see you coming.'

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 small voice spoke to me and saying,

'While dealing with a stranger,

common courtesy you used,

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 and shock 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 up for me?'

He smiled, 'I found 'em, out by the tree.

I picked 'em because they're pretty and i thought you would like them too.

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 understood you were too tired without much energy left for us back from your work.

I love you mom, i can feel your and dad's love for us, many times not taking good care of yourselves but of course us, kids.'

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 and friends we leave behind will feel the loss

for the rest of their lives.

And now think about this, we often pour ourselves more and more

into our work than required always, running extra miles, extra hours, ignoring our precious eagerly waiting family for our safe arrival and being,

which is an unwise and unjust investment, act 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

so STOP ignoring your family under the pretext saying 'busy at work' my friend,

LIFE is just once, Live it before you lose it!

Pass this message to your friends whom you love and care.

Have a Blessed Day, my friend!

Ragu.