Horror gripped the heart of the World War
I soldier as he saw his lifelong friend fall in battle. Caught in a trench with
continuous gunfire whizzing over his head, the soldier asked his lieutenant if
he might go out into the “no man’s land” between the trenches to bring his
fallen comrade back.
“You can go,” said the lieutenant, “but I
don’t think it will be worth it. Your friend is probably dead and you may throw
your life away.” The lieutenant’s advice didn’t matter, and the soldier went
anyway. Miraculously he managed to reach his friend, hoist him onto his
shoulder and bring him back to their company’s trench. As the two of them
tumbled in together to the bottom of the trench, the officer checked the
wounded soldier, and then looked kindly at his friend.
“I told you it wouldn’t be worth it,” he
said. “Your friend is dead and you are mortally wounded.” “It was worth it,
though, sir,” said the soldier. “What do you mean; worth it?” responded the
Lieutenant. “Your friend is dead.” “Yes, Sir” the private answered. “But it was
worth it because when I got to him, he was still alive and I had the
satisfaction of hearing him saying, “Jim…, I knew you’d come.”
Many times in life, whether a thing
is worth doing or not, really depends on how u looks at it. Take up all your
courage and do something your heart tells you to do so that you may not regret
not doing it later in your life. May each and every one of you be blessed with
the company of true friends.
A true friend is one who walks in,
when the rest of the world walks out. War doesn’t determine who’s right. War
only determines who’s left.
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