A story to share

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. 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 last year, my grandpa 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 our final good-bye
to Grandpa.

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 was wrong and I 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.

Author Unknown
True or not, the story makes you stop and think.
Be blessed. Be a blessing. Get your shoulder
ready