One morning, when the boy was around two years old, the
husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for work so he asked his wife
to cap the bottle and put it in the cupboard. The mother, preoccupied in the
kitchen, totally forgot the matter. The boy saw the bottle and playfully went
to it and, fascinated with its colour, drank it all. It happened to be a
poisonous medicine meant for adults in small dosages.
When the child collapsed, the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was stunned; she was terrified. How would she face her husband?
When the child collapsed, the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was stunned; she was terrified. How would she face her husband?
When the distraught father came to the hospital and saw the
dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just four words.
“I Love You Darling”.
The husband’s totally unexpected reaction is proactive
behaviour. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no
point in finding fault with the mother.
Besides, if only he had taken time to put the bottle away,
this would not have happened.
No point in attaching blame. She had also lost her only
child. What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the
husband. That is what he gave her.
Sometimes, we spend time asking who is responsible or who’s
to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know, and
miss out on the warmth in human relationships we could receive by giving each
other support.
After all, shouldn’t forgiving someone we love be the
easiest thing in the world to do?
Treasure what you have. Don’t multiply pain, anguish and
suffering by holding onto your grudges.
Let go of all your envies, jealousies, unwillingness to
forgive, selfishness, and fears and you will find things are actually not as
difficult as you think.
If everyone could look at life with this kind of
perspective, there would be fewer problems in the world.
Source: Divine Inspiration
nice story sir ...
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