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Love & Acceptance

jaiteh

jaiteh

Gambia

Love & Acceptance – 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 got a favor to ask. I have a friend I’d like to bring with me.” “Sure,” they replied, “we’d love to meet him.” “There’s something you should know,” the son continued, “he 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 a 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.

12:03 PM Feb 28 2008 |

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jaiteh

jaiteh

Gambia

Oh thanks for the comment, and time spent going through my posting.

Am hope u really enjoy it.

 

04:05 PM Feb 28 2008 |

jaiteh

jaiteh

Gambia

Oh thanks for the coment and the time spentgoing through my posting

 

And hope you really enjoy it.

 Thanks and bye for now

04:08 PM Feb 28 2008 |

morningbagel

United States

good post!

It made me think about love.

I think that love is not based on the calculation.

06:18 PM Feb 28 2008 |

yana011

yana011

Philippines

wow wonderful story thanks jaitehWink

02:03 PM Mar 10 2008 |

TranceGirl85

Netherlands

Yes, good story.It makes us wondering do we know what is it true love..

04:50 PM Mar 10 2008 |