Meaningful Thoughts 0074 - What Does Family Mean To You?

What Does Family Mean To You?

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. We went on our way saying good-bye.

But see the contrast at home . Have you wondered how We treat our loved ones, young and old ?  Later that day, cooking the evening meal, my son stood beside me very still. As 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, you have all the courtesy , but for the children 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 picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue. He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise, and 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 them , out by the tree. I picked them because they’re pretty like you. I knew you’d like them, especially the blue.”  I said, “Son, I’m very sorry for the way I treated you 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 one.”

Are you aware that if we leave this world tomorrow, the company that we are working for will forget you in a matter of  days by replacing you , 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 to our own family , really an unwise investment . don’t you think ?

So what is behind the story? Do you know what the word FAMILY means? FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER, (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU!