FAMILY

FAMILY

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."
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


LOVE THY FAMILY

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STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS

Strength and weakness

A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo despite the
fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating
car accident.

The boy began lessons with an old
Japanese judo master. The boy was doing well, so he
couldn't understand why, after three months of
training the master had taught him only one move.

"Sensei,"(Teacher in Japanese) the boy finally said,
"Shouldn't I be learning more moves? "This is the only
move you know, but this is the only move you'll ever
need to know," the sensei replied.

Not quite
understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy
kept training. Several months later, the sensei took
the boy to his first tournament.


Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two
matches. The third match proved to be more difficult,


but after some time, his opponent became impatient and
charged; the boy deftly used his one move to win the
match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in
the finals.


This time, his opponent was bigger,
stronger, and more experienced. For a while, the boy
appeared to be overmatched. Concerned that the boy
might get hurt, the referee called a time-out.


He was
about to stop the match when the sensei intervened.


"No," the sensei insisted, "Let him continue." Soon
after the match resumed, his opponent made a critical
mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly,


the boy used
his move to pin him. The boy had won the match and the
tournament.


He was the champion. On the way home, the boy and
sensei reviewed every move in each and every
match.


Then the boy summoned the courage to ask what
was really on his mind.


"Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one
move?"


"You won for two reasons," the sensei answered."First,
you've almost mastered one of the most difficult
throws in all of judo. And second, the only known
defense for that move is for your opponent to grab
your left arm."


The boy's biggest weakness had become his biggest
strength.


Sometimes we feel that we have certain weaknesses and
we blame God, the circumstances or ourselves for it
but we never know that our weaknesshttp://inspirational-india.blogspot.com/2006/11/strength-and-weakness-10-year-old-boy.html#linkses can become our
strengths one day.


Each of us is special and important, so never think
you have any weakness, never think of pride or pain,
just live your life to its fullest and extract the
best out of it!"

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An inspirational poem-read it if u r facing downs
When things go wrong as they sometimes will.
When the road your're trudging seems all up hill.
When funds are low and the debts are high.
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh
When care is pressing you down a bit.
Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns.
As everyone of us sometimes learns.
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out:
Don't give up though the pace seems slowYou may succeed with another blow.

Success is failure turned inside out.
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt.
And you never can tell how close you are.
It may be near when it seems so far:So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit
It's when things seem worst that you must not QUIT.