kimmi
15th December 2007, 12:57
A story is told about a soldier who
was finally coming home after having
fought in Vietnam. He called his
parents from San Francisco.
"Mom and Dad, I'm coming home, but
I've a favor to ask. I have a friend
I'd like to bring home with me."
"Sure," they replied, "we'd love to
meet him."
"There's something you should know the
son continued, "he was hurt pretty
badly in the fighting. He stepped on a
land mind and lost an arm and a leg.
He has nowhere else to go, and I want
him to come live with us."
"I'm sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we
can help him find somewhere to live."
"No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live
with us."
"Son," said the father, "you don't
know what you're asking. Someone with
such a handicap would be a terrible
burden on us. We have our own lives to
live, and we can't let something like
this interfere with our lives. I think
you should just come home and forget
about this guy. He'll find a way to
live on his own."
At that point, the son hung up the
phone. The parents heard nothing more
from him. A few days later, however,
they received a call from the San
Francisco police. Their son had died
after falling from a building, they
were told. The police believed it was
suicide. The grief-stricken parents
flew to San Francisco and were taken
to the city morgue to identify the
body of their son. They recognized
him, but to their horror they also
discovered something they didn't know,
their son had only one arm and one
leg.
The parents in this story are like
many of us. We find it easy to love
those who are good-looking or fun to
have around, but we don't like people
who inconvenience us or make us feel
uncomfortable. We would rather stay
away from people who aren't as
healthy, beautiful, or smart as we
are. Thankfully, there's someone who
won't treat us that way. Someone who
loves us with an unconditional love
that welcomes us into the forever
family, regardless of how messed up we
are.
Thank u for all the friends Ive met in here..:)
was finally coming home after having
fought in Vietnam. He called his
parents from San Francisco.
"Mom and Dad, I'm coming home, but
I've a favor to ask. I have a friend
I'd like to bring home with me."
"Sure," they replied, "we'd love to
meet him."
"There's something you should know the
son continued, "he was hurt pretty
badly in the fighting. He stepped on a
land mind and lost an arm and a leg.
He has nowhere else to go, and I want
him to come live with us."
"I'm sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we
can help him find somewhere to live."
"No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live
with us."
"Son," said the father, "you don't
know what you're asking. Someone with
such a handicap would be a terrible
burden on us. We have our own lives to
live, and we can't let something like
this interfere with our lives. I think
you should just come home and forget
about this guy. He'll find a way to
live on his own."
At that point, the son hung up the
phone. The parents heard nothing more
from him. A few days later, however,
they received a call from the San
Francisco police. Their son had died
after falling from a building, they
were told. The police believed it was
suicide. The grief-stricken parents
flew to San Francisco and were taken
to the city morgue to identify the
body of their son. They recognized
him, but to their horror they also
discovered something they didn't know,
their son had only one arm and one
leg.
The parents in this story are like
many of us. We find it easy to love
those who are good-looking or fun to
have around, but we don't like people
who inconvenience us or make us feel
uncomfortable. We would rather stay
away from people who aren't as
healthy, beautiful, or smart as we
are. Thankfully, there's someone who
won't treat us that way. Someone who
loves us with an unconditional love
that welcomes us into the forever
family, regardless of how messed up we
are.
Thank u for all the friends Ive met in here..:)