Daily Inspiration

                Mother's Hand                         

(EkoCityonwheels Inspiration Editor ) Mercy Maduabuchi

One young man went to apply for a managerial position in a big company. He passed the initial interview, and now would meet the director for the final interview.

The director discovered from his CV that the youth's academic achievements were excellent. He asked, "Did you obtain any scholarships in school?" the youth answered "no".

" Was it your father who paid for your school fees?"

"My father passed away when I was one year old, it was my mother who paid for my school fees.” he replied.

" Where did your mother work?"

"My mother worked as clothes cleaner.”

The director requested the youth to show his hands. The youth showed a pair of hands that were smooth and perfect.

" Have you ever helped your mother wash the clothes before?"

"Never, my mother always wanted me to study and read more books. Besides, my mother can wash clothes faster than me.

The director said, "I have a request. When you go home today, go and clean your mother's hands, and then see me tomorrow morning.

The youth felt that his chance of landing the job was high. When he went back home, he asked his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt strange, happy but with mixed feelings, she showed her hands to her son.

The youth cleaned his mother's hands slowly. His tear fell as he did that. It was the first time he noticed that his mother's hands were so wrinkled, and there were so many bruises in her hands. Some bruises were so painful that his mother winced when he touched it...mother's wrinkled hands)

This was the first time the youth realized that it was this pair of hands that washed the clothes everyday to enable him to pay the school fees. The bruises in the mother's hands were the price that the mother had to pay for his education, his school activities and his future.

After cleaning his mother hands, the youth quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.

That night, mother and son talked for a very long time.

Next morning, the youth went to the director's office.

The Director noticed the tears in the youth's eyes, when he asked: "Can you tell me what have you done and learned yesterday in your house?"

The youth answered," I cleaned my mother's hand, and also finished cleaning all the remaining clothes'

“I know now what appreciation is. Without my mother, I would not be who I am today. By helping my mother, only now do I realize how difficult and tough it is to get something done on your own. And I have come to appreciate the importance and value of helping one’s family.

The director said, "This is what I am looking for in a manager. I want to recruit a person who can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the sufferings of others to get things done, and a person who would not put money as his only goal in life.”

“You are hired.”

This young person worked very hard, and received the respect of his subordinates. Every employee worked diligently and worked as a team. The company's performance improved tremendously.

A child, who has been protected and habitually given whatever he wanted, would develop an "entitlement mentality" and would always put himself first. He would be ignorant of his parent's efforts. When he starts work, he assumes that every person must listen to him, and when he becomes a manager, he would never know the sufferings of his employees and would always blame others. For this kind of people, who may be good academically, they may be successful for a while, but eventually they would not feel a sense of achievement. They will grumble and be full of hatred and fight for more. If we are this kind of protective parents, are we really showing love or are we destroying our children instead?

You can let your child live in a big house, eat a good meal, learn piano, watch on a big screen TV. But when you are cutting grass, please let them experience it. After a meal, let them wash their plates and bowls together with their brothers and sisters. It is not because you do not have money to hire a maid, but it is because you want to love them in a right way. You want them to understand, no matter how rich their parents are, one day their hair will grow gray, same as the mother of that young person. The most important thing is your child learns how to appreciate the effort and experience the difficulty and learns the ability to work with others to get things done. Try to forward this story to as many as possible...this may change somebody's fate.

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*And behold, I come quickly; and My reward is with Me, to give every man
according as his work shall be. (Rev 22: 12)*
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*Thank you. *

This morning, there were three things I’ve asked for in prayer. They just came out naturally, from my heart. They’re simple things many people may not ask for given three things to pray for.
1. Health
I prayed for health so I could do more things and be of service to more people. I’ve noticed that when my physical health was down, all my energies contract and I can’t attend to anyone else but myself. That’s nature’s way, for the millions of tiny living systems in your body to concentrate first in your healing before they could do anything else. I pray for health. When I am healthy I am less irritable, I am more tolerable, I have more buffer in giving of myself and I can accomplish many things.
2. Courage
I prayed for courage to be able to accomplish what is right. We may be given health, but having courage to do what should be done is certainly a different thing. In these difficult times, people often swallow their courage in place of something else, something that often proves to be not worth it. Courage defines your soul, which later on defines the outward manifestation of your being, your life.
3. A Sense of Humor
We may forget many things, but may we never forget to laugh. After all, all things are passing, even our troubles. We are beings of eternity, so what does it matter how many blunders you make today? You will learn out of it, and you will come out of it a better person, a better “you” that the whole world would be thankful for. A sense of humor is a sign of confidence. It tells us we can survive the storm, even if it messes up our hair and drenches our best suits.

  
                             Love is not rude

Love is not rude. It is never aimed at hurting anyone. It is not careless with words or actions that could cause any pain to the one who is loved.

How many times have we hurt the very ones we love with words we thought were insignificant? How many relationships have been destroyed by disrespect?

Love cares. Love protects. Love uplifts and builds up and does not aim to offend or put down.

Love is fragile. It grows when we take care of it. It dies when it is neglected.

We are not perfect, but let this not be an excuse for being careless with the ones we truly love. Small things matter. The smallest of words could cause the deepest pain or bring the greatest joy.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. – 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

                                                     Alone With One’s Beloved

There is nothing that a lover would want more
than to spend time alone with her beloved –
to gaze at him without anyone else looking
to hear his lovely voice
and to have sweet nothings whispered by him
unto her ears;
What bliss it is to walk hand in hand
never needing to let go,
knowing he will always be by her side.
To be alone with one’s beloved
is paradise,
for to be alone with him
is to not be alone at all.