38th Girls' Brigade Company
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Thursday, March 19, 2009, 6:28 AM
Reflect

The wooden bowl: ( please read )

A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year grandson. The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth.

The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess. "We must do something about Grandfather," said the son. "I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor". So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed their dinners together.

Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a wooden bowl. When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear in his eye as he sat alone. Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when he dropped a fork or spilled food.

The four-year-old watched it all in silence. One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the floor. He asked the child sweetly, "What are you making?" Just as sweetly, the boy responded, "Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when you get old." The four year old smiled and went back to work.

The words so struck the parents that they were speechless. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to the family table. For the remainder of his days he ate every meal with the family. And for some reason, neither husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled, or the tablecloth soiled.

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I learnt something from this story.
" What we did or say, will reflect very well on us. "
readers, have you ever remember what things we have said/ do that hurt someone feelings?
we might not even remember.
a slight remark for example " she's too stupid for everything. "
could hurt that person's feelings and she may do something reckless.
or something even worse.. Suicide.
we may mistreat our parents.
when they nag, we would always call them to "shut up".
but hold on, just imagine. have you ever thought about this before?
' what if i'm a parent and my child say those stuffs to me?'
do you feel hurt? or happy?
the words we speak, hurts a lot.
there have been a case that there was a girl who committed suicide upon getting bad remarks about her.
we should cherish the one we love, not making life worser for them.
our parents, they work and earn income to give us good life.
education.
movies.
books.
clothes.
food.
all these are counted as a blessing, yet some of us are not satisfied of what we have.
do you know?
in other countries there are many children who do not have food to eat?
who do not have proper homes?
we must not mistreat our parents!
they nag, yes. but they love and care for us!
they might be tired of working for so many long hours.
but if you show them care and love.
they don't mind AND they would feel better!
when was the last time you said " i love you dad mom! " ?
reach out, show your love!
it may not be your parents, it could be a friend, a teacher, or someone!
give them care.
people will NEVER forget how you made them feel.
you could choose this
1) make someone feel depressed.
2) make someone smile happily.

make someone's day BETTER!

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