A Date with Mom

A son took his old mother to a restaurant for an evening dinner.

Mother being old and weak, while eating, dropped food on her skirt. Others diners watched her in disgust while her son was calm.

After she finished eating, her son who was not all embarrassed, quietly took her to the wash room, wiped the food particles, removed the stains, combed her hair and fitted her spectacles firmly. When they came out, the entire restaurant was watching them in silence, not able to grasp how someone could embarrass themselves publicly like that.

The son settled the bill and stated walking pout with his mother.

At that time, and old man amongst the diners called out the son and asked him, "Don't you think you have left something behind?"

The son replied, "No sir, I haven't".

The old man retorted, "Yes you have! You left a lesson for every son and hope for every mother".

Author Unknown

The Trouble Tree

A carpenter I hired to help me restore and old farm house has just finished a rough day on the job. A flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw quit and now his ancient truck refused to start. While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. On arriving, he invited me in to meet his family.

As we walked toward the front door, he paused briefly at a small tree, touching the tips of the branches with both hands.

When opening the door, he underwent an amazing transformation. His tanned face was wreathed in smiles and he hugged his two children and gave his wife a kiss. Afterward he walked me to the car. We passed the tree and my curiosity got the better of me so I asked him about what I had seen him do earlier.

"Oh, that's my trouble tree," he replied. "I know I can't help having troubles on the job, but one thing for sure, troubles don't belong at home with my wife and my children. So I just hang them up on the tree every night when I come home. Then in the morning I pick them  up again."

"Funny thing is," he smiled, "when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren't nearly as many as I remember hanging up the night before"

Author Unknown

The Silence of Love

A wise man who was visiting a river to take a bath, found a group of family members on the banks, shouting in anger at each other. He turned to his disciples smiled and asked. "Why do people shout in anger shout at each other?"

The disciples thought for a while, on of them said, "because we loose our calm, we shout." But, why should you shout when the other person is just next to you? You can as well tell him what you have to say in a soft manner."  asked the wise man.

The disciples gave some other answers but none satisfied the other disciples. Finally, the wise man explained, "when two people are angry at each other, their hearts distance a lot. To cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other."

The angrier they are, the stronger they will have to shout to hear each other to cover that great distance.

What happens when two people falls in love? They don't shout at each other but talk softly, because their hearts are very close. The distance between them is either nonexistent or very small, the wise man continued, "when they love each other even more, what happens? They don't speak, only whisper, they get even closer to each other in their love.

Finally, they even need not to whisper, they only look at each other and that's all. That is how two people are when they love each other.

He looked at his disciples and said, "So when you argue do no let your hearts get distant, do not say words that distance each other more, or else there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find the path to return."

Author unknown

When You Thought I Wasn't Looking

A message every adult should read, because children are watching you and doing as you do, not as you say.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator and I immediately wanted to paint another one.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you feed a stray cat, and I learned that it was good to be kind to animals.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you make my favorite cake for me and I learned that the little things can be special things in life.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I heard you say a prayer, and I knew there is a God I could always talk to and I learned to trust in God.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you give your time and money to help people who had nothing and I learned that those who have something should give to those who don't.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you take care of our house and everyone in it and I learned we have to take care of what we are given.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw how you handled your responsibilities, even when you didn't feel good and learned that I would have to be responsive when I grow up.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw tears come from your eyes and I learned sometimes things hurts, but it's alright to cry.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw that you cared and I wanted to be everything that I could be.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I learned most of life's lessons that I need to know to be a good and productive person when I grow up.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I looked at you and wanted to say, "Thanks for all the things I saw when you thought I wasn't looking".

Each of us (parent, grandparent,aunt, uncle, teacher or friend) influence the life  of a child. How will you touch the life of someone today?

Author Unknown