Good Morning Everyone,
They did not call and cancel things again so I am leaving this morning for Utah.
Todays story reflects on caring. Anyone who has ever cared about anything, has some scars for the experience, that is the natural way of things. But if you really look at those scars, most are badges of beauty and honor, whether visible or the ones inside that no one can see. It's what we do with those experiences that tell beauty from the ugly kind.
The Scar
A little boy invited his mother to attend his
elementary school's first teacher-parent conference. To the
little boy's dismay, she said she would go. This would be
the first time that his classmates and teacher met his
mother and he was embarrassed by her appearance. Although
she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar that
covered nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy
never wanted to talk about why or how she got the scar.
At the conference, the people were impressed by the
kindness and natural beauty of his mother despite the scar,
but the little boy was still embarrassed and hid himself
from everyone. He did, however, get within earshot of a
conversation between his mother and his teacher, and heard
them speaking.
"How did you get the scar on your face?" the teacher
asked.
The mother replied, "When my son was a baby, he was in
a room that caught on fire. Everyone was too afraid to go in
because the fire was out of control, so I went in. As I was
running toward his crib, I saw a beam coming down and I
placed myself over him trying to shield him. I was knocked
unconscious but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved
both of us." She touched the burned side of her face. "This
scar will be permanent, but to this day, I have never
regretted doing what I did."
At this point, the little boy came out running towards
his mother with tears in his eyes. He hugged her and felt an
overwhelming sense of the sacrifice that his mother had made
for him. He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.
By Lih Yuh Kuo
Have a great day everyone!!!!!!
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