Crab, Waves & Friendship!

Once there was a crab living near the shore... Everyday as it ran on the seashore, its footprints were removed & cleared by the approaching waves. The crab got angry & upset. It waited for a couple of days.
The waves cleared the footprints daily.
The crab went up to the waves & asked in a raised tone... "Why are you clearing my beautiful footprints?"
The waves smiled & replied, "When you run, you leave your footprints.. The fishermen sees this & follows your footprints to catch you.. That is why I cleared it off in order to protect you."
The crab realized this & thanked the waves.


"Good friends are always there to protect you from any danger!!! - How true it is!."


My mother listened to this somewhere & shared this very short story with me.. Interesting isn't it!.Too short story, yet a great one!


Signing off,
SPH

The Burned Biscuits..

One of an interesting message I stumbled upon!!!...

When I was a kid, my mom would prepare special breakfast every now and then. And I remember one night in particular, after a long tiring, hard day at work. On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage, and extremely burned biscuits in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed!. Yet, all my dad did was reached for his biscuit, smile at my mom and ask me how my day was at school. I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him smear butter and jelly on that biscuit and ate every bite.

When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom apologize to my dad for burning the biscuits. And I will never forget what he said. Honey, I love burned biscuits.

Later that night, I went to kiss my daddy good night and I asked him if he really liked his biscuits burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said, "Your momma put in a hard day at work today and she is real tired. And besides - a little burnt biscuit never hurt anyone!. You know, life is full of imperfect things.. and imperfect people. I am not the best at hardly anything, and I forget birthdays and anniversarys just like everyone else.

Whatever I have learned over the years is that learning to accept each other's faults - and choosing to celebrate each others differences - is one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing and a lasting relationship.

And that's my prayer for you today. That you will learn to take the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of your life and lay them at the feet of God. Because in the end, He's the only One who will be able to give you a relationship where a burned biscuit isn't a deal-broker!

We could extend this to any relationship. In fact, understanding is the base of any relationship, be it a husband-wife or parent-child or friendship!.

Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket - keep it in your own!!!

God Bless everyone.. and always!!!