Nethugs Message: Harsh Words

Harsh Words

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 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 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 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
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 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?

FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER, (I), (L)OVE, (Y)OU

Pass this on to everyone that you care about. I just did.

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