An Inspirational Story
A man came out of his home to
admire his new truck. To his puzzlement, his three-year-old son was happily
hammering dents into the shiny paint. The man ran to his son, knocked him away,
and hammered the little boy's hands into a pulp as punishment. When the father
calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital.
Although the doctor tried
desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to amputate the fingers
from both the boy's hands. When the boy woke up from the surgery & saw his
bandaged stubs, he innocently said, "Daddy, I'm sorry about your
truck." Then he asked, "but when are my fingers going to grow
back?"
The father went home and
committed suicide.
Think about the story the next
time you see someone spill milk at a dinner table or hear a baby crying. Think
first before you lose your patience with someone u love. Trucks can be
repaired. Broken bones & hurt feelings often can't. Too often we fail to
recognize the difference between the person and the performance. People make
mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. But the actions we take while in a
rage will haunt us forever.
Pause and ponder. Think before
you act. Be patient. Understand and love.
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