Enhancing Relationship: 7
Saturday, October 07, 2006
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BE PATIENT
This is a true story which happened in the States. A man came out of
his
home to admire his new truck. To his puzzlement, his three-year-old son
was
happily hammering dents into the shiny paint of the truck. The man ran
to
his son, knocked him away, hammered the little boy's hands into pulp as
punishment. When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the
hospital.
Although the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he
finally
had to amputate the fingers from both the boy's hands. When the boy
woke up
from the surgery & saw his bandaged stubs, he innocently said, "
Daddy,I'm
sorry about your truck." Then he asked, "but when are my fingers going
to
grow back?" The father went home & committed suicide.
Think about this story the next time someone steps on your feet or u
wish
to take revenge. Think first before u lose your patience with someone u
love. Trucks can be repaired.. Broken bones & hurt feelings often
can't.
Too often we fail to recognize the difference between the person and
the
performance. We forget that forgiveness is greater than revenge.
People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. But the actions
we
take while in a rage will haunt us forever.
This is a true story which happened in the States. A man came out of
his
home to admire his new truck. To his puzzlement, his three-year-old son
was
happily hammering dents into the shiny paint of the truck. The man ran
to
his son, knocked him away, hammered the little boy's hands into pulp as
punishment. When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the
hospital.
Although the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he
finally
had to amputate the fingers from both the boy's hands. When the boy
woke up
from the surgery & saw his bandaged stubs, he innocently said, "
Daddy,I'm
sorry about your truck." Then he asked, "but when are my fingers going
to
grow back?" The father went home & committed suicide.
Think about this story the next time someone steps on your feet or u
wish
to take revenge. Think first before u lose your patience with someone u
love. Trucks can be repaired.. Broken bones & hurt feelings often
can't.
Too often we fail to recognize the difference between the person and
the
performance. We forget that forgiveness is greater than revenge.
People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. But the actions
we
take while in a rage will haunt us forever.
posted by Mohksin Rashid @
10:58 am
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