ok,this is so true that it's sad,why do we do this? we are all guilty of this one!?

Question

F A M I L Y

I ran into a stranger as he passed by,
"Oh excuse me please" was my reply.


He said, "Please excuse me too;
I wasn't watching for you."


We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on our way and we said goodbye.


But at home a different story is told,
How we treat our loved ones, young and old.


Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My son stood beside me very still.


When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.
"Move out of the way," I said with a frown.


He walked away, his little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.


While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,


"While dealing with a stranger,
common courtesy you use,
but the family you love, you seem to abuse.


Go and look on the kitchen floor,
You'll find some flowers there by the door.


Those are the flowers he brought for you.
He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue.


He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,
you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes."


By this time, I felt very small,
And now my tears began to fall.


I quietly went and knelt by his bed;
"Wake up, little one, wake up," I said.


"Are these the flowers you picked for me?"
He smiled, "I found 'em, out by the tree.


I picked 'em because they're pretty like you.
I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue."


I said, "Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today;
I shouldn't have yelled at you that way."
He said, "Oh, Mom, that's okay.
I love you anyway."


I said, "Son, I love you too,
and I do like the flowers, especially the blue."


FAMILY
Are you aware that if we died tomorrow, the company
that we are working for could easily replace us in
a matter of days.
But the family we left behind will feel the loss
for the rest of their lives.


And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more
into work than into our own family,
an unwise investment indeed,
don't you think?
So what is behind the story?


Do you know what the word FAMILY means?
FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU

no i did not write this please feel free to print/copy/email on to anyone its doing the rounds. peace to all,jody.

Answer 1

nicely said. and very true. i try hard to be equally miserable with everyone but sometimes for some reason that darn smile of mine just pops out!
all joking aside, i have battled cancer, but before the battle was done i sat down and wrote letters to everyone who is near and dear to me; telling them how they enriched my life and how much i cared for them [y'know just in case i didn't win the war] many of the recipients told me they found the letter very emotional and for days they examined their own ways of treating family and friends. if nothing else has been served by my time on earth the fact that i made these people rethink their actions and words is sufficient.
i won that battle, but am now faced with a second round.
all i can tell each and every one of you is this, show your love and kindness to your family and your friends as well as strangers. don't put off saying i love you, you may never get a second chance.

LADIES: go every year for your mammograms - don't put it off please. [and keep your fingers crossed for me]
GUYS: make sure you have your prostate checked on a regular basis.

as for you young lady, you have enriched all our lives today, and hopefully we will all go home to loved ones and tell them how much they mean to us. god bless!

Answer 2

How beautiful for you to share, for those who "forget" the importance of love & sensitivity with one's family. I'd just like to add that we CAN be this way--loving & caring--with family, friends & strangers if that is how we truly feel at ALL times. I have seen a tendency to "expect" family to forgive, or overlook. This had a lovely ending, yet I've always felt that just one moment of thoughtlesness can never truly be undone. & that is why I can be serene today, having been emailed that someone I loved most dearly had died--3/21. I had been "outlawed" by a vicious Power of Attorney, (ex-spouse--jealousy) for three long years. Yet, prior to this, we shared many beautiful memories of our past, & there were no reasons to regret anything between us. Had I ever been mean, or said a hurtfull thing, I know I'd be full of guilt. Value every moment; take every opportunity to give the best. & oh, never, no not ever take anyone for granted! Thank you again.

Answer 3

We always hurt the people we are closest too. I don't know why, I think it really sucks. Family, they're the ones that'll stick around forever, and yet we inflict the most pain on them. *sigh* It's a shame really. I guess it's because they'll always love us, no matter what, and we don't have to be polite and kind to have that love. We have to EARN it from strangers, so I guess we give them more.

Answer 4

once my son kept calling me when i'd had to keep a late nite at the office. i kept saying "pls let me call you back, i'm in the middle of something."

i forgot to call him back. when i got home 2 hours later he was laying on the couch with his arm curved in a "c" shape and broken. he fell chasing the dog up the stairs.

later i asked him why he didn't just blurt out he was hurt. he said he was in too much pain to make a whole sentence. i changed my schedule and behavior immediately. what a horrible lesson to learn and what a horrible way to learn it.

i'm going to copy and paste these poems ... did you write them? if not, could you list the source.

thanks.

Answer 5

Beautiful.

Answer 6

It is very true! I like the meaning of family thing at the end I never heard that before.

Answer 7

Well some people take their family for granted. And since there are so many different kinds of family it means something different to everyone.

Answer 8

If my family only felt the same way. It's no wonder why I am alone. Thanks. That took a big chip off the stone heart I have. It was beautiful.

Answer 9

That is so beautiful and moving. Many of us, me included, are guilty of the above. You have a beautiful spirit...I love thayt in a person.

Answer 10

that was so beautiful and true especailly for me and my fam, i act that way to my little sis all the time, and she'd just want to come and say hi. im gonna go and give her a hug. oh and did u write that yourself or you found it