Guest guest Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 >> Subject: Bless >> >> 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. 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 the 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 >> >> 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 SOOOOOOOOOO GOOD. ~:~Jena~:~ My Home Page My E-mail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 yes I did hear that on the news. there are few people left like that in this old world. Jena ~:~Jena~:~ My Home Page My E-mail Bless >> >> 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. 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 the 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 >> >> 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 SOOOOOOOOOO GOOD. ~:~Jena~:~ My Home Page My E-mail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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