Unconditional Love - motivating story
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 a favor to ask. I have a friend I'd like to bring
home 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 mind 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!!!
There's a
miracle called Friendship That dwells in the heart You don't know how it
happens Or when it gets started But you know the special lift It always
brings And you realize that Friendship Is God's most precious gift!
Friends
are a very rare jewel, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to
succeed They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always want
to open their hearts to us.
Tags: Short Inspiring Storie
