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Mother's Tear |
"Why are you crying?" he asked his Mom. "Because I'm
a mother," she told him. "I don't understand," he said.
His mom just hugged him to her and said, "You never will."
Later the little boy asked his father why Mother seemed
to cry for no reason. "All mothers cry for no reason,"
was all his dad could say. The little boy grew up and
became a man, still wondering why mothers cry.
One night, he had a dream. In his dream, he called God
on the telephone. When God came to the phone the man
asked, "God, why do mothers cry so easily?"
God answered him, "My son, you see, when I made
mothers, I knew they had to be special. I made their
shoulders strong enough to carry the weight of the
world, yet gentle enough to give comfort. I gave
them an inner strength to endure childbirth and the
rejection that many times come from their children
and mates. I gave them a hardiness that allows them
to keep going when everyone else gives up, and to
take care of their families through sickness and
fatigue without complaining. I gave them the
sensitivity to love their children under all
circumstances, even when their child has hurt
them very badly. This same sensitivity helps
them to make a child's boo-boo feel better and
helps them share a teenager's anxieties and fears.
I gave them a tear to shed. It's theirs, exclusively,
to use whenever needed. It's their only weakness. It
is a tear for mankind." |
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