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A Soldier [touching story]

- Author Unknown

A story is told about a soldier who was
finally coming home after having
fought in Vietnam.


He called his
parents from San Francisco. "Mom and Dad, I'm coming home, but
I've a favor to ask. I have a friend I'd like
to bring home with me. "Sure," they replied, "we'd love to meet
him." "There's something you should know,"
the son continued, "he was hurt pretty
badly in the fighting. He stepped on a
land mind and lost an arm and a leg. He
has nowhere else to go, and I want him
to come live with us." "I'm sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we
can help him find somewhere to live."


"No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live
with us." "Son," said the father, "you don't know
what you're asking. Someone with such
a handicap would be a terrible burden
on us. We have our own lives to live, and
we can't let something like this interfere
with our lives. I think you should just come home and forget about this guy.
He'll find a way to live on his own." At that point, the son hung up the
phone. The parents heard nothing more
from him. A few days later, however,
they received a call from the San
Francisco police. Their son had died after
falling from a building, they were told. The police believed it was suicide.

The grief-stricken parents flew to San
Francisco and were taken to the city
morgue to identify the body of their
son. They recognized him, but to their
horror they also discovered something
they didn't know, their son had only one arm and one leg. The parents in this story are like many of
us. We find it easy to love those who are
good-looking or fun to have around,
but we don't like people who
inconvenience us or make us feel
uncomfortable. We would rather stay away from people who aren't as
healthy, beautiful, or smart as we are.

Thankfully, there's someone who won't
treat us that way. Someone who loves
us with an unconditional love that
welcomes us into the forever family,
regardless of how messed up we are. Tonight, before you tuck yourself in for
the night, say a little prayer that God
will give you the strength you need to
accept people as they are, and to help
us all be more understanding of those
who are different from us!!! There's a miracle called Friendship That dwells in
the heart You don't know how it
happens Or when it gets started But you
know the special lift It always brings.
And you realize that Friendship Is God's
most precious gift! Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed.
They make you smile and encourage you
to succeed. They lend an ear, they share
a word of praise, and they always want
to open their hearts to us. Show your
friends how much you care....