- 08 Apr 2006, 00:34
#6487
Most Important Part of Our Body
"My mother used to ask me what is the most important part of the
body. Through the years I would take a guess at what I thought
was the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought sound was
very important to us as humans, so I said, "My ears, Mommy." She
said, "No. Many people are deaf. But you keep thinking about it
and I will ask you again soon."
Several years passed before she asked me again. Since making my
first attempt, I had contemplated the correct answer. So this
time I told her, "Mommy, sight is very important to everybody,
so it must be our eyes." She looked at me and told me, "You are
learning fast, but the answer is not correct because there are
many people who are blind." Stumped again, I continued my quest
for knowledge and over the years, Mother asked me a couple more
times and always her answer was, "No. But you are getting
smarter every year, my child."
Then one year, my grandfather died. Everybody was hurt.
Everybody was crying. Even my father cried. I remember that
especially because it was only the second time I saw him cry. My
Mom looked at me when it was our turn to say final good-bye to
my grandfather She asked me, "Do you know the most important
body part yet, my dear?" I was shocked when she asked me this
now. I always thought this was a game between her and me. She
saw the confusion on my face and told me, "This question is very
important. It shows that you have really lived in your life.
For every body part you gave me in the past, I have told you
were wrong and have given you an example why. But today is the
day you need to learn this important lesson." She looked down at
me as only a mother can. I saw her eyes well up with tears. She
said, "My dear, the most important body part is your shoulder."
I asked, "Is it because it holds up my head?"
She replied, "No, it is because it can hold the head of a friend
or a loved one when they cry. Everybody needs a shoulder to cry
on sometime in life, my dear. I only hope that you have enough
love and friends that you will always have a shoulder to cry on
when you need it." Then and there I knew the most important body
part is not a selfish one. It is sympathetic to the pain of
others.
People will forget what you said. People will forget what you
did. But people will NEVER forget how you made them feel.
"My mother used to ask me what is the most important part of the
body. Through the years I would take a guess at what I thought
was the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought sound was
very important to us as humans, so I said, "My ears, Mommy." She
said, "No. Many people are deaf. But you keep thinking about it
and I will ask you again soon."
Several years passed before she asked me again. Since making my
first attempt, I had contemplated the correct answer. So this
time I told her, "Mommy, sight is very important to everybody,
so it must be our eyes." She looked at me and told me, "You are
learning fast, but the answer is not correct because there are
many people who are blind." Stumped again, I continued my quest
for knowledge and over the years, Mother asked me a couple more
times and always her answer was, "No. But you are getting
smarter every year, my child."
Then one year, my grandfather died. Everybody was hurt.
Everybody was crying. Even my father cried. I remember that
especially because it was only the second time I saw him cry. My
Mom looked at me when it was our turn to say final good-bye to
my grandfather She asked me, "Do you know the most important
body part yet, my dear?" I was shocked when she asked me this
now. I always thought this was a game between her and me. She
saw the confusion on my face and told me, "This question is very
important. It shows that you have really lived in your life.
For every body part you gave me in the past, I have told you
were wrong and have given you an example why. But today is the
day you need to learn this important lesson." She looked down at
me as only a mother can. I saw her eyes well up with tears. She
said, "My dear, the most important body part is your shoulder."
I asked, "Is it because it holds up my head?"
She replied, "No, it is because it can hold the head of a friend
or a loved one when they cry. Everybody needs a shoulder to cry
on sometime in life, my dear. I only hope that you have enough
love and friends that you will always have a shoulder to cry on
when you need it." Then and there I knew the most important body
part is not a selfish one. It is sympathetic to the pain of
others.
People will forget what you said. People will forget what you
did. But people will NEVER forget how you made them feel.
- By Fatema.Khimji