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Sometimes we spend time asking who is responsible or whom to blame,
whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know. We
miss out some warmth in human relationship to give each other
support. Treasure what you have.

Just a little story ....

A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were
a loving couple and the boy was the apple of their eyes. When the boy
was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine
bottle open. He was late for work so he asked his wife to cap the
bottle and keep it in the cupboard. His wife, preoccupied in the
kitchen totally forgot the matter. The boy saw the bottle and
playfully went to the bottle and fascinated by its color, drank it
all. It happened to be a poisonous medicine meant for adults in small
dosages. When the child collapsed the mother hurried him to the
hospital, where he died. The mother was stunned. She was terrified
how to face her husband. When the distraught father came to the
hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered
just four words.

QUESTIONS :

1. What were the four words ?
2. What is the implication of this story?

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ANSWER :

The husband just said "I Love You Darling"

The husband's totally unexpected reaction is a proactive behavior.
The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no
point in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if only he had taken
time to keep the bottle away, this would not have happenned. No one
is to be blamed. She had also lost her only child. What she needed at
that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband. That is
what he gave her. If everyone can look at life with this kind of
perspective, there would be much fewer problems in the world. "A
journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." Take off all
your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears. And
you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think.



" A successful marriage requires falling in love many times -----
with the same person." diamond replied. Hi Preeti,

Well said dear !! This story touched my heart ! I fully agree that one should introspect himself/herself before blaming others- but you expect the same from the other party as well.

I know, that it is always easy to preach but difficult to follow and I firmly believe in the theory of \";practise what you preach\"; . That is why I never give unasked advices to others and never blame others for those faults/shortcomings which I myself have.

Keep writing such inspiring thoughts !

love,
Diamond