To all my friends, please read the story below....then you will know why. HUGS Nicole
> >Subject Just Stay > > > > > >Just Stay > >A nurse took the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside. > > > >"Your son is here," she said to the old man. > > > > She had to repeat the words several times before the patient's eyes > >opened. > > > >He was heavily sedated because of the pain of his heart attack, he dimly > >saw the young uniformed Marine standing outside the oxygen tent. He reached > >out his hand. The Marine wrapped his toughened fingers around the old man's > >limp ones, squeezing a message of love and encouragement. > > > >The nurse brought a chair so that the Marine could sit beside the bed. All > >through the night the young Marine sat there in the poorly lighted ward, > >holding the old man's hand and offering him words of love and strength. > >Occasionally, the nurse suggested that the Marine move away and rest > >awhile. > >He refused. Whenever the nurse came into the ward, the Marine was oblivious > >of her and of the night noises of the hospital - the clanking of the oxygen > >tank, the laughter of the night staff members exchanging greetings, the > >cries and moans of the other patients. > > > >Now and then she heard him say a few gentle words. The dying man said > >nothing, only held tightly to his son all through the night. > > > >Along towards dawn, the old man died. The Marine released the now lifeless > >hand he had been holding and went to tell the nurse. While she did what she > >had to do, he waited. > > > >Finally, she returned. She started to offer words of sympathy, but the > >Marine interrupted her. > > > >"Who was that man?" he asked. > >The nurse was startled, "He was your father," she answered. > >"No, he wasn't," the Marine replied. "I never saw him before in my life." > > > >"Then why didn't you say something when I took you to him?" > > > >"I knew right away there had been a mistake, > >but I also knew he needed his son, and his > >son just wasn't here. > >When I realized that he was too sick to tell > >whether or not I was his son, > >knowing how much he needed me, I stayed." > > > >The next time someone needs you . just be there. Stay. > >************** > > WE ARE NOT HUMAN BEINGS GOING THROUGH A > >TEMPORARY SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE. > > > >WE ARE SPIRITUAL BEINGS GOING THROUGH A TEMPORARY > >HUMAN EXPERIENCE. > >(love this line) > > > >PLEASE PASS THIS ONE ON AND GOD WILL BLESS YOU! > >THIS IS WHAT WE ARE PUT ON THIS EARTH TO DO ANYWAY. RIGHT ? > >HAVE A GREAT DAY AND BLESS SOMEONE ELSE IN SOME LITTLE WAY TODAY! > >GOD IS SO GOOD. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >No virus found in this incoming message. > >Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.1/1220 - Release Date: 1/11/2008 > >6:09 PM > > > > > > > >Your chance to win great prizes with TELUS and Windows Live Messenger for > >Mobile. Click here for more information! > >-- > >This message has been scanned for viruses and > >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > >believed to be clean. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >HO HO HO, if you've been naughty this year, email Santa! Visit asksanta.ca > >to learn more! > > > > > > > >No virus found in this incoming message. > >Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.2/1224 - Release Date: 1/14/2008 > >5:39 PM > > = -----Inline Attachment Follows----- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.7/1233 - Release Date: 19/01/2008 6:37 PM --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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