Beautiful Inspiring Story: Family

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 
saying good-bye. But at home a difference 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. 

As 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 children 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, and 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."   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 to 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! 

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Inspiring Story of Elderly Carpenter : Building for Life..

An elderly Carpenter was ready to retire. He told his 

Employer-Contractor of his plans to leave the house 

building business and live a more leisurely life with his 

wife enjoying his extended family. He would miss 

the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by.

The Contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked 

if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. 

The Carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see 

that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy 

workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate 

way to end his career.

When the Carpenter finished his work the builder came 

to inspect the house, the Contractor handed the front-door 

key to the Carpenter. "This is your house," he said, 

"my gift to you."

What a shock! What a shame! If he had only know 

he was building his own house, he would have done it all 

so differently. Now he had to live in the home he had 

built none to well.

So it is with us. We build our lives in a distracted way, 

reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than 

the best. At important points we do not give the job our best effort. 

Then with a shock we look at the situation 

we have created and find that we are now living in the 

house we have built. If we had realized, we would have done it 

differently.Think of yourself as the Carpenter. Think about 

your house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, 

or erect a wall. Build wisely. It is the only life you will 

ever build. Even if you live it for only one day more, that day 

deserves to be lived graciously and with dignity. The plaque on 

the wall says, "Life is a do-it-yourself project."

Lesson from the Story:

Who could say it more clearly? Your life today is the result 

of your attitudes and choices in the past. Your life tomorrow 

will be the result of your attitudes and choices you make today

Author:Unknown

Life is a very Beautiful Journey..

Life is a journey filled with lessons, hardships, heartaches, joys, celebrations 

and special moments that will ultimately lead us to our destination, 

our purpose in life. The road will not always be smooth; in fact, 

throughout our travels, we will encounter many challenges.

Some of these challenges will test our courage, strengths, weaknesses, 
and faith. Along the way, we may stumble upon obstacles that 
will come between the paths that we are destined to take.

In order to follow the right path, we must overcome these obstacles. 

Sometimes these obstacles are really blessings in disguise, 

only we don't realize that at the time.

Along our journey we will be confronted with many situations, 

some will be filled with joy, and some will be filled with heartache. 

How we react to what we are faced with determines what kind of outcome 

the rest of our journey through life will be like.

When things don't always go our way, we have two choices in dealing 

with the situations. We can focus on the fact that things didn't go 

how we had hoped they would and let life pass us by, or two, we can make 

the best out of the situation and know that these are only temporary setbacks 

and find the lessons that are to be learned.

Time stops for no one, and if we allow ourselves to focus on the negative 

we might miss out on some really amazing things that life has to offer. 

We can't go back to the past, we can only take the lessons that 

we have learned and the experiences that we have gained from it 

and move on. It is because of the heartaches, as well as the hardships, 

that in the end help to make us a stronger person.

The people that we meet on our journey, are people that we are destined 

to meet. Everybody comes into our lives for some reason or another and 

we don't always know their purpose until it is too late. They all play 

some kind of role. Some may stay for a lifetime; others may only stay 

for a short while.

It is often the people who stay for only a short time that end up making 

a lasting impression not only in our lives, but in our hearts as well. 

Although we may not realize it at the time, they will make a difference 

and change our lives in a way we never could imagine. To think that 

one person can have such a profound affect on your life forever is truly 

a blessing. It is because of these encounters that we learn some of life's 

best lessons and sometimes we even learn a little bit about ourselves.

People will come and go into our lives quickly, but sometimes we are lucky 

to meet that one special person that will stay in our hearts forever 

no matter what. Even though we may not always end up being with 

that person and they may not always stay in our life for as long as we like, 

the lessons that we have learned from them and the experiences that 

we have gained from meeting that person, will stay with us forever.

It's these things that will give us strength to continue on with our journey. 

We know that we can always look back on those times of our past and know 

that because of that one individual, we are who we are and we can remember 

the wonderful moments that we have shared with that person.

Memories are priceless treasures that we can cherish forever in our hearts. 

They also enables us to continue on with our journey for whatever life has 

in store for us. Sometimes all it takes is one special person to help us 

look inside ourselves and find a whole different person that 

we never knew existed. Our eyes are suddenly opened to a world 

we never knew existed- a world where time is so precious and moments 

never seem to last long enough.

Throughout this adventure, people will give you advice and insights on 

how to live your life but when it all comes down to it, you must always do 

what you feel is right. Always follow your heart, and most importantly 

never have any regrets. Don't hold anything back.

Say what you want to say, and do what you want to do, because sometimes 

we don't get a second chance to say or do what we should have 

the first time around.

It is often said that what doesn't kill you will make you stronger. 

It all depends on how one defines the word "strong" 

It can have different meanings to different people.

Conclusion of the Mail :

In this sense, "stronger" means looking back at the person you were and 

comparing it to the person you have become today. It also means 

looking deep into your soul and realizing that the person you are today 

couldn't exist if it weren't for the things that have happened in the past 

or for the people that you have met. Everything that happens in our life 

happens for a reason and sometimes that means we must face heartaches 

in order to experience joy.

Aurhor: Unknown