Accept People as they are...
A story was told about a soldier who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from San Francisco.
"Mom and Dad, I am coming home, but I have a favor to ask, I have a friend I would like to bring home with me".
"Sure," they replied, "We would love to meet him".
“There is something you should know ", the son continued, " he was hurt pretty badly in the fighting. He stepped on a land mine and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to come and live with us".
"I am sorry to hear that, Son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live".
"No , Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us".
"Son", said the father, "you don't know what you are asking. Someone with such a handicap would be a terrible burden on us. We have our own lives to live, and we cannot let something like this interfere with our lives. I think you should just come home and forget about this guy. He will find a way to live on his own".
At that point, the son hung up the phone. The parents heard nothing more from him. A few days later, however, they received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building, they were told. The police believed it was suicide. The grief stricken parents flew to San Francisco and were taken to the city morgue to identify the body of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror they also discovered something they didn't know, their son had only one arm and one leg.
Probably, the parents in this story are like many of us. We find it easy to love those who are good looking or fun to have around, but we don't like people who inconvenience us or make us feel uncomfortable . We would rather stay away from people who are not as healthy, beautiful, or smart as we are . Thankfully, there is someone who loves us with an unconditional love that welcomes us into this Divine Family, regardless of how messed up we are .
Tonight, before you tuck yourself in for the night, say a little prayer that the Master will give you the Strength you need to accept people as they are , and to help us all the more understanding of those who are different from us !
Here I remember the beautiful lines. Wish, if we can all apply.........
“Adjustment & Compromise are 2 crucial sides of the same coin called Relationship. Adjust....when someone wants to be with you & Compromise.....when you want to be with someone: YOU LOVE”
"Mom and Dad, I am coming home, but I have a favor to ask, I have a friend I would like to bring home with me".
"Sure," they replied, "We would love to meet him".
“There is something you should know ", the son continued, " he was hurt pretty badly in the fighting. He stepped on a land mine and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to come and live with us".
"I am sorry to hear that, Son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live".
"No , Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us".
"Son", said the father, "you don't know what you are asking. Someone with such a handicap would be a terrible burden on us. We have our own lives to live, and we cannot let something like this interfere with our lives. I think you should just come home and forget about this guy. He will find a way to live on his own".
At that point, the son hung up the phone. The parents heard nothing more from him. A few days later, however, they received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building, they were told. The police believed it was suicide. The grief stricken parents flew to San Francisco and were taken to the city morgue to identify the body of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror they also discovered something they didn't know, their son had only one arm and one leg.
Probably, the parents in this story are like many of us. We find it easy to love those who are good looking or fun to have around, but we don't like people who inconvenience us or make us feel uncomfortable . We would rather stay away from people who are not as healthy, beautiful, or smart as we are . Thankfully, there is someone who loves us with an unconditional love that welcomes us into this Divine Family, regardless of how messed up we are .
Tonight, before you tuck yourself in for the night, say a little prayer that the Master will give you the Strength you need to accept people as they are , and to help us all the more understanding of those who are different from us !
Here I remember the beautiful lines. Wish, if we can all apply.........
“Adjustment & Compromise are 2 crucial sides of the same coin called Relationship. Adjust....when someone wants to be with you & Compromise.....when you want to be with someone: YOU LOVE”
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