Guest guest Posted July 3, 1999 Report Share Posted July 3, 1999 Debra, Do you mind if I pass this on? I know some people that need to hear it. Let me know. Thanks Message: 5 Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 17:59:00 PDT Subject: Something to Think About >Subject: Something to think about > > > > > >>>Something to think about > > >>> > > >>>JUDGE ME BY THE FOOTPRINTS >I LEAVE BEHIND > > >>> > > >>>A story is 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'm coming home, but >I've got a favor to ask. I have a friend > I'd > > >>>like to bring with >me. " " Sure, " they replied, " we'd love to meet > him. " > > >>> > > > >>> " There's 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 >live > with > > >>>us. " > > >>> > > >>> " I'm 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're asking. Someone > > with > > >>>such a handicap >would be a terrible burden on us. We have our own > lives > > >>>to live, >and we can't let something like this interfere with our > lives. > > I > > > >>>think you should just come home and forget about this guy. He'll 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. > > >>> > > > >>>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 aren't as healthy, beautiful, >or > smart > > >>>as we are, Thankfully, there's someone who won't treat us >that way. > > >>>Someone who loves us with an unconditional love that >welcomes us into > > the > > >>>forever family, regardless of how messed up >we are. > > >>> > > >>>Tonight, before you tuck yourself in for the night, >say a little > prayer > > >>>that God will give you the strength you need >to accept people as they > > >>>are, and to help us all be more >understanding of those who are > > different > > >>>from us!!! > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 1999 Report Share Posted July 3, 1999 Please pass it on! Debbie > >Reply-To: Listen-Uponelist >To: " ListenUp " <Listen-Uponelist> >Subject: Re: Footprints >Date: Sat, 3 Jul 1999 08:18:59 -0400 > > > >Debra, >Do you mind if I pass this on? I know some people that need to hear it. >Let me know. Thanks > > >Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 17:59:00 PDT > >Subject: Something to Think About > > >Subject: Something to think about > > > > > > > > >>>Something to think about > > >>> > > >>>JUDGE ME BY THE >FOOTPRINTS > >I LEAVE BEHIND > > >>> > > >>>A story is 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'm coming home, but > >I've got a favor to ask. I have a friend > I'd > > >>>like to bring with > >me. " " Sure, " they replied, " we'd love to meet > him. " > > >>> > > > > >>> " There's 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 > >live > with > > >>>us. " > > >>> > > >>> " I'm 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're asking. Someone > > with > > >>>such a >handicap > >would be a terrible burden on us. We have our own > lives > > >>>to live, > >and we can't let something like this interfere with our > lives. > > I > > > > > >>>think you should just come home and forget about this guy. He'll 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. > > >>> > > > > >>>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 aren't as healthy, >beautiful, > >or > smart > > >>>as we are, Thankfully, there's someone who won't treat >us > >that way. > > >>>Someone who loves us with an unconditional love that > >welcomes us into > > the > > >>>forever family, regardless of how messed >up > >we are. > > >>> > > >>>Tonight, before you tuck yourself in for the >night, > >say a little > prayer > > >>>that God will give you the strength you need > >to accept people as they > > >>>are, and to help us all be more > >understanding of those who are > > different > > >>>from us!!! > > > > > > > > > >--------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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