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[這篇文章最後由德吉千瀚在 2008/12/27 00:36am 第 1 次編輯]aJuAs
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After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. {
She said, 'I love you, but I know this other woman loves you and would Love to spend some time with you.'#
The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my Mother, who has been a widow for 19 years, \
but the demands of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally.-9(zi(
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That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie. a_
'What's wrong, are you well,' she asked? S-cWk,
My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call Zv2
or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news.u,Yu
'I thought that it would be pleasant to spend some time with you,' I responded 'just the two of us.' )P]~
She thought about it for a moment, and then said, 'I would like that very much.'~w
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That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up I was a bit nervous. 0
When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous about our date. ##FV
She waited in the door with her coat on. She had curled her hair and Q2Ae:<
was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary.rv
She smiled from a face that was as radiant as an angel's. D+
'I told my friends that I was going to go out with my son, and they were impressed,' she said, usSdD)
as she got into the car. 'They can't wait to hear about our meeting.'>?Nj
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We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and cozy. FE4kEP
My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady. W1c?;L
After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read large print. <8$VW
Half-way through the entrees, I lifted my eyes and saw Mother sitting there staring at me. 0}.t~
A nostalgic smile was on her lips.aaFB\W
'It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small,' she said. B%'
'Then it's time that you relaxand let me return the favor,' I responded. hu'gtX
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During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation nothing extraordinary !\
but catching up on recent events of each other's life. j`o\7g
We talked so much that we missed the movie. qM.^
As we arrived at her house later, she said,'I'll go out with you again, -<
but only if you let me invite you.' I agreed.+:(
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'How was your dinner date?' asked my wife when I got home. gK8U
'Very nice, much more so than I could have imagined,' I answered.r
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A few days later, my mother died of a massive heart attack. |'(D
It happened so suddenly that I didn't have a chance to do anything for her. 0
Sometime later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place Mother and I had dined.gvLLS
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An attached note said: 'I paid this bill in advance. I wasn't sure that I could be there; X
but, nevertheless, I paid for two plates - one for you and the other for your wife. [0}
You will never know what that night meant for me. 'I love you, son.' <j@"H
At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: 'I love YOU' =3k "v
and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve. z^
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Nothing in life is more important than your family. _<(
Give them the time they deserve,T^/+1?
because these things cannot be put off till some 'other' time.F:v
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Somebody said it takes about 6 weeks to get back to normal after you've had a baby.hmcG+V
......somebody doesn't know that once you're a mother, 'normal' is history.n3
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Somebody said you can't love the second child as much as you love the first.(
......somebody doesn't have 2 or more children.*
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Somebody said the hardest part of being a mother is labor and delivery.a
......somebody never watched her 'baby'get on the bus for the first day of kindergarten...P
or on a plane headed for military 'boot camp.'E
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Somebody said a Mother can stop worrying after her child gets married.]Q/
......somebody doesn't know that marriageadds a new son or daughter-in-law to a mother's heatstrings.\EKgP
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Somebody said a mother's job is done when her last child leaves home.cYB
......somebody never had grandchilden.;^
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Somebody said your mother knows you love her, so you don't need to tell her.t^j"
......somebody isn't a mother.d
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To all the great "mothers' in our lives and to everyone who ever had a mother.2YQC)
This isn't just about being a mother;"wr!
it's about appreciating the people in your lives while you have them...no matter who that person is.W>
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Watch your thoughts, they become words.s
Watch your words, they become actions.h
Watch your actions, they become habits.`Z
Watch your habits, they become character.H\3P
Watch your character, for it becomes...qp,HfY
your destiny.2#F;0u
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"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."</$?L:
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"Love is giving someone the power to destroy you but trusting them not to."?Y
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