This joke made me think??!


Question: how about you???
> F A M I L Y
>
>
>
> 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 goodbye.
>
>
>
>
>
> 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 picked 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.'
>
>
>
>
>
> FAMILY
>
> 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?
>
> 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


Answers: how about you???
> F A M I L Y
>
>
>
> 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 goodbye.
>
>
>
>
>
> 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 picked 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.'
>
>
>
>
>
> FAMILY
>
> 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?
>
> 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

That's lovely and very poignant Angel and it has made me think - hope it makes others think too! It surprising how much a little word means isn't it? xx

Thanks, we all need reminded every now and then. No matter what category we're caught up in!..:)

awwww....

thats a nice story
and yeah it gets you thinking

nice 1

oh my god, that made me think too, i love that story. here is a star for you.

I like that very much! Its cute!

ok... nice...

it means that sometimes we treat complete stangers better than we treat the people who love us the most. no one exactly knows why. maybe because we are around our family to much or whatever. only God knows.

aww thats really cute =) and so true.

OMG! i cant believe that is what family means! that was a good story...it did get me thinking...you should worry about your father and mother i love you more than work and other things...thank you that made me feel warm and cozy inside!

thanks so much please keep on reminding us about this it does make us look at things differently

awww!!!..really nice, i really hadn't realized the way i trat my parents!!!...you're right...we are very polite to other ppl...omg, now i feel so bad!!!!!!

lmao

I think it was wonderful...i think once and a while we need to see things like this to bring simple things we do that are unkind to our attention !!!

i just like to said.
that the story brought tears to my eyes.
this is so true.people seem to care more about their work
them their FAMILY.
it has made me want to spend every minute with my FAMILY.

THANKYOU..

omg......that is sooooo true.......we treat complete strangers really well but with our family we are so rude.......why is that?
God only knows......

thank you so much for putting things into perspective..........i won't be forgetting it in a hurry!

Thank you. The only thing is that I'm at work, pregnant, hormonal with tears running down my face. Hopefully no one will see me. Thanks again and God Bless!

very cute; loved it!!!!!!!!!!!!



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