Don't break kid's heart
I ran into a stranger as he passed by. "Oh, excuse me please" was my reply. He said," Please excuse
me too.I wasn't even watching for you."
We were very 1 , this stranger and I. We went on our way and said goodbye.
But at home 2 story is told-how we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later that day, cooking the evening meal, my daughter stood beside me very still. When I turned, I nearly knocked her down. "Move
out of the way," I shouted at her. My daughter walked away, her little heart broken. I didn't realize how
rudely I had spoken.
While l was 3_ in bed. God's small voice came to me and said, "When dealing with a 4 ,common
manners you use, but the children you love, you seem to be rude. Look on the kitchen floor, and you will
find some 5 there by the door. Those are the flowers your daughter brought for you. She picked them
herself, pink, yellow and blue. Your daughter stood _6 not to spoil(毁坏)the surprise, and you never saw
the tears in her eyes."
By this time, I felt very small, and now my 7 began to fall. I quietly went and knelt(跪下) by her bed, "Wake up, my little baby, wake up," I said.
"Are these the flowers you 8 for me?" My daughter smiled, "I found them out by the tree. I picked them 9 they are pretty like you. I knew you would like them, especially the blue."
I said, "Daughter, I am sorry for the way I acted today: I should not have shouted at you that way."My
daughter said, "Oh, Mom, that's okay. I love you anyway."
I said, "Daughter, I love you too, and I do like the flowers, especially the 10 ." |