Oct 1, 2005, 02:47
My Mother passed away last night, I post this as a little dedication to her. It was a little story that my older sister sent to me last year when we had no idea that we would loose her so soon.
WHEN GOD MADE MOTHERS
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 black coffee & 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 of 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.
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. MOTHERS are truly amazing."
WHEN GOD MADE MOTHERS
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 black coffee & 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 of 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.
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. MOTHERS are truly amazing."
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm
not sure about the former.
Albert Einstein
