Do you know what the word FAMILY means?

F A M I L Y 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 watching for you . ' We were very polite, this stranger and I .

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We went on our way and we said goodbye .


But at home a different story is told,
How we treat our loved ones, young and old .


Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My son stood beside me very still .


When I turned, I nearly knocked him down .
'Move out of the way,' I said with a frown .
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He walked away, his little heart broken .
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken .


While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,


'While dealing with a stranger,
common courtesy you use,
but the family you love, you seem to abuse .


Go and look on the kitchen floor, -->
You'll find some flowers there by the door .


Those are the flowers he brought for you .
He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue .


He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,
you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes . '


By this time, I felt very small,
And now my tears began to fall . -->


I quietly went and knelt by his bed;
'Wake up, little one, wake up,' I said .


'Are these the flowers you picked for me?'
He smiled, 'I found 'em, out by the tree .


I picked 'em because they're pretty like you .
I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue . '


I said, 'Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today; -->
I shouldn't have yelled at you that way . '
He said, 'Oh, Mom, that's okay ..
I love you anyway . '


I said, 'Son, I love you too,
and I do like the flowers, especially the blue . '


FAMILY
Are you aware that if we died tomorrow, the company -->
that we are working for could easily replace us in
a matter of days .
But the family we left behind will feel the loss
for the rest of their lives .


And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more
into work than into our own family,
an unwise investment indeed,
don't you think? -->
So what is behind the story?


Do you know what the word FAMILY means?
FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU