By the time the Lord made mothers, he was into his sixth day of working
overtime. An angel appeared & said, "Why are you spending so much time
on this one?"
The Lord answered & said, 'Have you seen the spec sheet on her? She has to
be completely washable, but not plastic; have 200 moveable parts, all
replaceable,
run on diet soda & leftovers, have a lap that can hold three children at one
time &
that disappears when she stands up; have a kiss that can cure anything from a
scraped knee to a broken heart; & six pairs of hands . The angel was
astounded at the requirements for this one. "Six pairs of hands! No
way!" said the angel. The Lord replied, "Oh, it's not the hands that
are the problem, it's the three pairs of eyes that mothers must have."
"And that's just on the standard model?" the angel asked. The
Lord nodded in agreement, "Yep, one pair of eyes are to see through the
closed door as she asks her children what they are doing, even though she
already knows.
Another pair in the back her head are to see what she needs to know even though
no one thinks she can and the third pair are here in the front of her head. They
are for looking at an errant child & saying that she understands & loves
him or her
without even saying a single word." The angel tried to stop the Lord,
"This is too much work for one day.
Wait until tomorrow to finish." "But I can't," the Lord
protested. "I am so close to finishing this creation that is so close to my
own heart. She already heals herself when
she is sick AND can feed a family of six on a pound of hamburger AND can get a
nine year old to stand in the shower."
The angel moved closer & touched the woman. "But you have made her so
soft, Lord." "She is soft," the Lord agreed, "but I have
also made her tough. You have
no idea what she can endure or accomplish."
"Will she be able to think?" asked the angel. think?". The Lord
replied, "Not only will she be able to think, she will be able to reason
& negotiate."
The angel then noticed something & reached out & touched the woman's
cheek.
"Oops, it looks like you have a leak with this model. I told you that you
were trying to put too much into this one."
"That's not a leak," the Lord objected. "That's a tear!"
"What's a tear for?" the angel asked. The Lord said, "The tear is
her way of expressing her joy, her sorrow, her
disappointment, her pain, her loneliness, her grief & her pride."
The angel was impressed. "You are a genius, Lord. You thought of
everything. WOMEN are truly amazing."
Pass this on to all the amazing women that you know. I passed it on to an
amazing woman ......
I'm also passing it on to men who KNOW amazing women: it's your job to
tell
them so! ....
