GREEN-MOUNTAIN
02-01-2007, 03:49 PM
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 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,
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
>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,
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