HOW MANY OF US DON'T FIND FAULTS IN OTHERS
A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and the boy was the gem of their eyes. When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open.
He was late for office so he asked his wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. His wife, preoccupied in the kitchen totally forgot the matter.
The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle fascinated by its color and 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 to face her husband. When the distraught father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just five
words.
QUESTIONS:
1. What were the five words?
2. What is the implication of this story?
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ANSWER :
The husband just said "I am with you Darling"
The husband's totally unexpected reaction is a proactive behavior. 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 keep the bottle away, this would not have happened.
No one is to be blamed. 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.
If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective, there would be much fewer problems in the world. "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears. And you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think.
MORAL OF THE STORY
This story is really worth reading. ..... Sometimes we spend time in asking who is responsible or whom to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know. By this way we miss out some warmth in human relationship.
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Hi. That was a really sad but really valuable post. Too easy to blame isn't it.. so nice to read this. Thanks.
well i am impressed with the husbands response, its true, its a big mistake that she will never forgive herself for, although, a few months back when my son was with his father and he lost in a mall for over twenty minutes, i cant say i was very forgiving at that time. We dont think rationally in those stressful times. Its a nice reminder.
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I liked the story so much.. Actually, thi sdoesnot happen usually....everyone is busy finding fault in others....
we donot understand the fact that when we raise one finger at others , then rest of the fingers are pointed towards us only...
Great story..we all should learn something from this