bluesapphire
12-12-2007, 05:07 AM
Narinig at nabasa ko na po ito ng paulit ulit, hindi ko lang marember kung kelan.. but this is a good story,.. para na lang po sa hindi pa nakaka basa..:)
JUDGE ME BY THE FOOTPRINTS I LEAVE
BEHIND
A story is told about a soldier who
was finally coming home after having
fought in Vietnam.
He called his parents from San
Francisco.
"Mom and Dad, I'm coming home, but
I've got a favor to ask. I have a
friend I'd like to bring with me."
"Sure," they replied, "we'd love to
meet him."
"There's something you should know the
son continued, "he was hurt pretty
badly in the fighting. He stepped on a
land mined and lost an arm and a leg.
He has nowhere else to go, and I want
him to come live with us."
"I'm sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we
can help him find somewhere to live."
"No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live
with us."
"Son," said the father, "you don't
know what you're asking. Someone with
such a handicap would be a terrible
burden on us. We have our own lives to
live, and we can't let something like
this interfere with our lives. I think
you should just come home and forget
about this guy. He'll find a way to
live on his own."
At that point, the son hung up the
phone. The parents heard nothing more
from him.
A few days later, however, they
received a call from the San Francisco
police. Their son had died after
falling from a building, they were
told. The police believed it was
suicide. The grief-stricken parents
flew to San Francisco and were taken
to the city morgue to identify the
body of their son. They recognized
him, but to their horror they also
discovered something they didn't know,
their son had only one arm and one
leg.
The parents in this story are like
many of us. We find it easy to love
those who are good-looking or fun to
have around, but we don't like people
who inconvenience us or make us feel
uncomfortable. We would rather stay
away from people who aren't as
healthy, beautiful, or smart as we
are.
Thankfully, there's someone who won't
treat us that way. Someone who loves
us with an unconditional love that
welcomes us into the forever family,
regardless of how messed up we are.
Tonight, before you tuck yourself in
for the night, say a little prayer
that God will give you the strength
you need to accept people as they are,
and to help us all be more
understanding of those who are
different from us!!!
There's a miracle called -Friendship-
that dwells in the heart. You don't
know how it happens or when it gets
started. But you know the special lift
It always brings and you realize that
Friendship Is God's most precious
gift!
Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed.
They make you smile and encourage you
to succeed. They lend an ear, they
share a word of praise, and they
always want to open their hearts to us.
JUDGE ME BY THE FOOTPRINTS I LEAVE
BEHIND
A story is told about a soldier who
was finally coming home after having
fought in Vietnam.
He called his parents from San
Francisco.
"Mom and Dad, I'm coming home, but
I've got a favor to ask. I have a
friend I'd like to bring with me."
"Sure," they replied, "we'd love to
meet him."
"There's something you should know the
son continued, "he was hurt pretty
badly in the fighting. He stepped on a
land mined and lost an arm and a leg.
He has nowhere else to go, and I want
him to come live with us."
"I'm sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we
can help him find somewhere to live."
"No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live
with us."
"Son," said the father, "you don't
know what you're asking. Someone with
such a handicap would be a terrible
burden on us. We have our own lives to
live, and we can't let something like
this interfere with our lives. I think
you should just come home and forget
about this guy. He'll find a way to
live on his own."
At that point, the son hung up the
phone. The parents heard nothing more
from him.
A few days later, however, they
received a call from the San Francisco
police. Their son had died after
falling from a building, they were
told. The police believed it was
suicide. The grief-stricken parents
flew to San Francisco and were taken
to the city morgue to identify the
body of their son. They recognized
him, but to their horror they also
discovered something they didn't know,
their son had only one arm and one
leg.
The parents in this story are like
many of us. We find it easy to love
those who are good-looking or fun to
have around, but we don't like people
who inconvenience us or make us feel
uncomfortable. We would rather stay
away from people who aren't as
healthy, beautiful, or smart as we
are.
Thankfully, there's someone who won't
treat us that way. Someone who loves
us with an unconditional love that
welcomes us into the forever family,
regardless of how messed up we are.
Tonight, before you tuck yourself in
for the night, say a little prayer
that God will give you the strength
you need to accept people as they are,
and to help us all be more
understanding of those who are
different from us!!!
There's a miracle called -Friendship-
that dwells in the heart. You don't
know how it happens or when it gets
started. But you know the special lift
It always brings and you realize that
Friendship Is God's most precious
gift!
Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed.
They make you smile and encourage you
to succeed. They lend an ear, they
share a word of praise, and they
always want to open their hearts to us.