Hurt or Comfort

Sometimes we spend time asking who is responsible or whom to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know. We miss out some warmth in human relationship to give each other support. Treasure what you have. Just a little story for you. This little story moved me, touched my heart. My feeling is that there is nothing in life but one must refrain from hurting others, and comfort those who are sad. We must either find a way or make one.

Here it goes:

A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and the boy was the apple of their eyes. When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for work so he asked the wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. The mother, preoccupied in the kitchen totally forgot the matter. The boy playfully went to the medicine bottle and, fascinated with its colour, drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous medicine meant for adults in small dosages.

When the child showed signs of poisoning the mother took him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was stunned. She was terrified how to face her husband. When the distraught father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just four words.

QUESTIONS:
1. What were the four words?
2. What is the implication of this story?

ANSWER:

The husband just said "I Love You Darling".

The husband's totally unexpected reaction is proactive behaviour. He is indeed a genius in human relationships. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no point in finding fault with the mother. She had also lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband. That is what he gave her.

If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective, there would be much fewer problems in the world. To be happy with a man you must understand him a lot and love him a little. To be happy with a woman you must understand her a lot and love her with all your heart.

A journey of a thousand miles, begins with but with a single step.

Take off all your envies, jealousies, un-forgiveness, selfishness, and fears AND you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think.

There are many beautiful, charming and wonderful men and women here on earth; it's just a matter of who you get to meet along the way and who you choose to end up with for the rest of your life.

Love has its own time, season and reason. You can't ask for it to stay. You can only embrace it when it comes and be glad that for a moment in your life, it was yours.

(Thanks to Pauline for this lovely story.)
- posted by Patricea Chow-Capodieci @ 15:59

 
Lines to Live By

The most destructive habit..............................Worry
The greatest Joy.......................................Giving
The greatest loss........................Loss of self-respect
The most satisfying work.......................Helping others
The ugliest personality trait.....................Selfishness
The most endangered species........Dedicated leaders
Our greatest natural resource..........Our youth
The greatest "shot in the arm".................Encouragement
The greatest problem to overcome.......................Fear
The most effective sleeping pill................Peace of mind
The most crippling failure disease....................Excuses
The most powerful force in life..........................Love
The most dangerous pariah..........................A gossiper
The world's most incredible computer................The brain
The worst thing to be without.... ... Hope
The deadliest weapon...........................The tongue
The two most power-filled words......................."I Can"
The greatest asset......................................Faith
The most worthless emotion..........................Self-pity
The most beautiful attire..............................SMILE!
The most prized possession......................... Integrity
The most powerful channel of communication.............Prayer
The most contagious spirit.........................Enthusiasm

- posted by Patricea Chow-Capodieci @ 00:22

 
Dancing Common Sense
Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.
- Clive James

- posted by Patricea Chow-Capodieci @ 22:04

 
A Mother's Words

If you judge people, you have no time to love them.
- Mother Teresa

Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.
- Mother Teresa

- posted by Patricea Chow-Capodieci @ 21:59

 
'Til the Sky Falls Down

You know when you feel it,
You know when it hits you,
There's no mistake when you fall.

You don't anticipate it,
You can't calculate it.
It just comes crashing through your walls.

I'll love you 'til the sky falls down,
I'll love you 'til I can't feel anything,
Not anything at all.
Even when you're not around,
I'll love you 'til the sky falls down.
I'm flying 'til I hit the ground,
And lying there and I don't feel anything,
Not anything at all.
And even when you're not around,
I'll love you 'til the sky falls down.

You lose all sense of reason,
You have no sense of danger,
It's like you're living in a dream.
It lets you float through crowds,
And makes you smile at strangers,
It's just the greatest state of being.

Oohh...

I'll love you 'til the sky falls down,
I'll love you 'til I can't feel anything,
Not anything at all.
Even when you're not around,
I'll love you 'til the sky falls down.
I'm flying 'til I hit the ground,
And lying there and I don't feel anything,
Not anything at all.
And even when you're not around,
I'll love you 'til the sky falls down.

- posted by Patricea Chow-Capodieci @ 23:09