The Definition of 'Family'

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The Definition of '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, God’s still 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 pinked 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.”

 

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?

 

Do you know what the word FAMILY means:-

 

F = Father

 

M = Mother

 

A = And

 

I = I

 

L = Love

 

Y = You