A beautiful message!!
THIS IS HOW WE MISS OUT SOMETHING CALLED "LIFE"
A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple, and the boy was the gem of their eyes. When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for the office, so he asked his wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. His wife, preoccupied in the kitchen, totally forgot the matter. The boy saw the bottle, playfully went to the bottle fascinated by its color, and drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous medicine meant for adults in small dosages. When the child collapsed, the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was stunned. She was terrified of 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 five words.
QUESTIONS:
1. What were the five words?
2. What is the implication of this story?
ANSWER:
The husband just said "I am with you Darling"
The husband's totally unexpected reaction is a proactive behavior. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no point in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if only he had taken time to keep the bottle away, this would not have happened. No one is to be blamed. 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. "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears. And you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think.
MORAL OF THE STORY:
This story is really worth reading. .... 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.
By this way, we miss out something called LIFE.
From India, Coimbatore
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746THIS IS HOW WE MISS OUT SOMETHING CALLED "LIFE"
A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple, and the boy was the gem of their eyes. When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for the office, so he asked his wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. His wife, preoccupied in the kitchen, totally forgot the matter. The boy saw the bottle, playfully went to the bottle fascinated by its color, and drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous medicine meant for adults in small dosages. When the child collapsed, the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was stunned. She was terrified of 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 five words.
QUESTIONS:
1. What were the five words?
2. What is the implication of this story?
ANSWER:
The husband just said "I am with you Darling"
The husband's totally unexpected reaction is a proactive behavior. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no point in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if only he had taken time to keep the bottle away, this would not have happened. No one is to be blamed. 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. "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears. And you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think.
MORAL OF THE STORY:
This story is really worth reading. .... 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.
By this way, we miss out something called LIFE.
From India, Coimbatore
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Great inspirational story.I wish we in our life realize it ,practice it,indeed then the world wld be a better place to live.Thank you for sharing such wonderful lesson on life!
From India, Calcutta
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From India, Calcutta
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A very good reminder of how we should behave with eachother as life partners......and a very good lesson for those who wanna bulid good relations.... Ayaz
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Dear Mr. Sardhar, As usual you are posting a very thoughtful story. Keep posting such nice things. Good Luck to you. With best wishes, Y. K. Kalia, Advocate
From India, Delhi
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From India, Delhi
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thanks for posting this. it is really very enlightening. eventhough not everybody will agree on this, i still think this is the right thing to do faced with this kind of situation.
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Hi Peer,
The story teaches me two things:
1. To take ownership of things.
2. Not to be too dependent on others and if you have delegated the task, then ensure a follow-up on the same.
Also, I liked the footnote in your posting: "If you don't like the RULE, Follow it & Reach the Top, then Change it". :)
Do keep on sharing such stories.
Thanks,
Ruchi
From India, Chandigarh
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The story teaches me two things:
1. To take ownership of things.
2. Not to be too dependent on others and if you have delegated the task, then ensure a follow-up on the same.
Also, I liked the footnote in your posting: "If you don't like the RULE, Follow it & Reach the Top, then Change it". :)
Do keep on sharing such stories.
Thanks,
Ruchi
From India, Chandigarh
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