Family
F A M I L Y
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, ng 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."
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 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
