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A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home from the
war. 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.
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This story is 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.
Tonight, say a little prayer that God will give you the strength you need to
accept people
as they are, and to help us all be more understanding of those who are
different from us!!!
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| Author: Karthika M 19 May 2008 | Member Level: Gold Points : 2 |
Really it is nice and cool.
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| Author: Vidya 21 May 2008 | Member Level: Diamond Points : 2 |
nice story
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| Author: Abdul Sathar 21 May 2008 | Member Level: Gold Points : 2 |
It is a nice story. Good keep posting
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| Author: Shreshtha 21 May 2008 | Member Level: Diamond Points : 2 |
Thanks
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| Author: Shinu 31 May 2008 | Member Level: Gold Points : 2 |
This is very nice information. Thank You
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