Guest guest Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 Sai Ram All, A wonderful example of 'Love in Action'. With love & light,Madhvi He Needed Me... A nurse escorted a tired, anxious young man to the bed side of an elderly man. "Your son is here," she whispered to the patient. She had to repeat the words several times before the patient's eyes opened. He was heavily sedated because of the pain of his heart attack and he dimly saw the young man standing outside the oxygen tent. He reached out his hand and the young man tightly wrapped his fingers around it, squeezing a message of encouragement. The nurse brought a chair next to the bedside. All through the night the young man sat holding the old mans hand, and offering gentle words of hope. The dying man said nothing as he held tightly to his son. As dawn approached, the patient died. The young man placed on the bed the lifeless hand he had been holding, and then he went to notify the nurse. While the nurse did what was necessary, the young man waited. When she had finished her task, the nurse began to say words of sympathy to the young man. But he interrupted her. "Who was that man?" He asked. The startled nurse replied, "I thought he was your father." "No, he was not my father," he answered. "I never saw him before in my life." "Then why didn't you say something when I took you to him?" asked the nurse. He replied, "I also knew he needed his son, and his son just wasn't here. When I realised that he was too sick to even tell whether or not I was his son, I knew how much he needed me..." - Author Anonymous Love is not an emotion, affected by the sub-conscious mind, but is an unconditional, spontaneous and pure reaction from the heart. It is the power of Love which causes one person to wish happiness for another and take pleasure in their well-being. Duty is God, Work is Worship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 Such a touching story! Truly inspired me to reflect on what I would have done in similar circumstances. And I must confess - I am not really sure !!! I pray to Baba to give me the strength, courage and true compassion to help someone in need when it is required - unconditionally! Bless you sister for your wonderful contributions. With Sai love, bro Suresh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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