's motd Thurs Sept 25, 2008

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STUNG!

Thursday, 25 September 2008

Every evening, after I finish all of my work, I like to take a bath. We didn't have a shower in our house when I was growing up. We had a big porcelain bathtub with feet on it. It was really cute. Some of you closer to my age may remember those tubs, they had these big four feet that the whole bathtub sat on.

So you see, I've been taking baths since the very beginning of, well...me and I absolutely adore them! I put on some music, light a candle, sit back in the tub, relax and soak by body for a few minutes. Ahhh, it feels so-o-o-o good. Now I have a little "bath-time" story for you.

See, I got into the bathtub the other day and just as I stepped in, I noticed a little bee sort of resting on my bath towel. Since I had all of the windows in the bathroom open, I guess he must have just flown in.And you know what? That little bee acted like he was a little drunk. No, I'm serious. He looked like he'd had a few honey martinis before flying into my bathroom! Poor thing. I felt so sorry for him. That little bee looked to be struggling so I thought, "What should I do?"Well, I got out of the tub, walked over to the bee and picked him up to release him back outside. But...ouch! That little bee stung me right on my thumb! And oh yes, it hurt but I didn't care. I still had to get the bee outside so he could fly again. And once I released him, fly away he did.

Examining my finger, I pushed down on my thumb so I could get the stinger out. After that, I went ahead and finished my bath.There's a moral to this story. You see, all of us see people struggling and we try to help them. And we do nice things for them...caring things. But sometimes, despite our being so nice, the person we've helped stings us!And yes, it's hurtful. I mean, you put yourself out there being wonderful to someone and then they don't appreciate it. They soak up all of the goodness you show them and then just leave. And you know, it makes you not want to do nice things for others anymore.

But you can't be that way. If you perform an act of kindness for someone and they don't appreciate it, you still have to move on and do nice things in the future for someone else. Believe me, you will find many people in the world who will be thankful for all the love you show them.Now, if I'm taking a bath later today and I see another bee struggling. You know I will help that bee out, just like I did before. Today, I want you to do something nice for someone you know or maybe even for someone you don't know.Love,

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