Something to Think
About
I ran into a stranger
as he passed by,
"Oh, excuse me Please"
was my reply.
He said, "Please excuse
me too;
Wasn't even 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 daughter stood
beside me very still.
When I turned, I nearly
knocked her down.
"Move out of the way,"
I said with a frown.
She walked away, her
little heart was 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.
Look on the kitchen
floor,
You'll find some flowers
there by the door.
Those are the flowers
she brought for you.
She picked them herself,
pink, yellow and blue.
She stood quietly
not to spoil the surprise,
and you never saw
the tears in her eyes."
By this time, I felt
very small and now my tears began to fall.
I quietly went and
knelt by her bed;
Wake up, little girl,
wake up," I said.
"Are these the flowers
you picked for me?"
She 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, "Daughter,
I'm sorry for the way I acted today;
I shouldn't have yelled
at you that way."
She said, "Oh, Mom,
that's okay. I love you anyway."
I said, "Daughter,
I love you too, and
I do like the flowers, especially the blue."
Are you aware that:
If we die 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
family - an unwise
investment indeed. So what is behind the story?
You know what the
meaning is of the full word of family?
FAMILY=
(F)ATHER
(A)ND
(M)OTHER,
(I)
(L)OVE
(Y)OU?

