A Soldiers 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 l've a favor to ask. I have
a friend Il'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"
T'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.
Moral: 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!
A soldier story
A Soldiers 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 l've a favor to ask. I have
a friend Il'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"
T'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.
Moral: 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!
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