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My mother used to ask me what is the most important part of the
body.
Through the years I would take a guess at what I thought was
the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought sound was very
important to us as humans, so I said, "My ears, Mommy."
She said, "No. Many people are deaf. But you keep thinking
about it and I will ask you again soon."
Since making my first attempt, I had contemplated the correct
answer. So this time I told her, "Mommy, sight is very important to
everybody, so it must be our eyes."
She looked at me and told me, "You are learning fast, but the
answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind."
But you are getting smarter every year, my child."
Then last year, my grandpa died. Everybody was hurt.
Everybody was crying. Even my father cried.My Mom
looked at me when it was our turn to say our final good-bye to
Grandpa. She asked me, "Do you know the most important body part yet,
my dear?"
She saw the confusion on my face and told me, "This question is
very important. For every body part you gave me in the past, I have
told you were wrong and I have given you an example why.
But today is the day you need to learn this important lesson."
I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, "My dear, the most
important body part is your shoulder."
I asked, "Is it because it holds up! my head?"
She replied, "No, it is because it can hold the head of a
friend or a loved one when they cry. Everybody needs a shoulder to
cry on sometime in life, my dear. I only hope that you have enough
love and friends that you will always have a shoulder to cry on when
you need it."
Then and there I knew the most important body part is not a
selfish one. It is sympathetic to the pain of others.
People will forget what you said...People will forget what you
did But people will NEVER forget how you made them feel.
Good friends are like stars...You don't always see them, but
you always know they are there
body.
Through the years I would take a guess at what I thought was
the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought sound was very
important to us as humans, so I said, "My ears, Mommy."
She said, "No. Many people are deaf. But you keep thinking
about it and I will ask you again soon."
Since making my first attempt, I had contemplated the correct
answer. So this time I told her, "Mommy, sight is very important to
everybody, so it must be our eyes."
She looked at me and told me, "You are learning fast, but the
answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind."
But you are getting smarter every year, my child."
Then last year, my grandpa died. Everybody was hurt.
Everybody was crying. Even my father cried.My Mom
looked at me when it was our turn to say our final good-bye to
Grandpa. She asked me, "Do you know the most important body part yet,
my dear?"
She saw the confusion on my face and told me, "This question is
very important. For every body part you gave me in the past, I have
told you were wrong and I have given you an example why.
But today is the day you need to learn this important lesson."
I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, "My dear, the most
important body part is your shoulder."
I asked, "Is it because it holds up! my head?"
She replied, "No, it is because it can hold the head of a
friend or a loved one when they cry. Everybody needs a shoulder to
cry on sometime in life, my dear. I only hope that you have enough
love and friends that you will always have a shoulder to cry on when
you need it."
Then and there I knew the most important body part is not a
selfish one. It is sympathetic to the pain of others.
People will forget what you said...People will forget what you
did But people will NEVER forget how you made them feel.
Good friends are like stars...You don't always see them, but
you always know they are there
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