Guest guest Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 A friend forwarded this to me and it made me think of all you warrior moms and dads and siblings. Keep on climbing! The Mountain By Jim Stovall There were two warring tribes in the Andes , one that lived in the lowlands and the other high in the mountains. The mountain people invaded the lowlanders one day, and as part of their plundering of the people, they kidnapped a baby of one of the lowlander families and took the infant with them back up the mountains. The lowlanders didn't know how to climb mountain. They didn't know any of the trails that the mountain people used, and they didn't know where to find the mountain people of how to track them in the steep terrain. Even so, they sent out their best party of fighting men to climb the mountain and bring the baby home. The men tried first one method of climbing and then another. They tried one trail and then another. After several days of effort, however, they had climbed only several hundred feet. Feeling hopeless and helpless, the lowlander men decided that the cause was lost, and they prepared to return to their village below. As they were packing their gear for the descent, they saw the baby's mother walking toward them. They realized that she was coming DOWN the mountain that they hadn't figured out how to climb. And then they saw that she had the baby strapped to her back. HOW COULD THAT BE? One man greeted her and said, "We couldn't climb this mountain. How did you do this when we, the strongest and most able men in the village couldn't do it?" She shrugged her shoulders and said, "It wasn't your baby." The materials in this e-mail are private and may contain Protected Health Information. Please note that e-mail is not necessarily confidential or secure. Your use of e-mail constitutes your acknowledgment of these confidentiality and security limitations. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that any unauthorized use, disclosure, copying, distribution, or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender via telephone or return e-mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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