~A Mother's Tear~
"Why are you crying?" he asked his Mom.
"Because I'm a mother," she told him.
"I don't understand," he said
. His mom just hugged him to her and said,
"You never will."
Later the little boy asked his father why Mother
seemed to cry for no reason, "All mothers cry for
no reason." was all his dad could say.
The little boy grew up and became a man, still
wondering why mothers cry.
One night he had a dream. In his dream,
he called God on the telephoone.
When God came to the phone the man asked,
"God, why do mothers cry so easily?"
God answered him, "My son, you see, when
I made mothers, I knew they had to be special.
I made their shoulders strong enough to carry
the weight of the world, yet
gentle enough to give comfort.
I gave them an inner strength to
endure childbirth and the rejection
that many times comes from their
children and mates.
I gave them a hardiness that allows
them to keep going when everyone else
gives up, and to take care of their
families through sickness and fatigue
without complaining.
I gave them the sensitivity to love
their children under all circumstances,
even when their child has hurt them very badly.
This same sensitivity helps them to make
a child's boo-boo feel better and helps
them share a teenager's anxieties and fears.
I gave them a tear to shed.
It's theirs, exclusively, to use
whenever needed. It's their only
weakness. It is a tear for Mankind."
~~Author Unknown~~
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