Interesting read on Christmas Day...
A boy was born to a couple after 11 years of marriage. They were a loving couple and the boy was the treasure of their lives. But something happened when the boy was around two years old.
One morning, the husband saw a bottle of medicine on the table which was left opened and uncapped. He was already late for work, so he asked his wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. But his wife, preoccupied with the household chores, totally forgot about it. Alas, the boy saw the bottle and was attracted by its colourful label. He fiddled with it for a moment and then drained the bottle of its contents.
Unfortunately, the medicine was a very potent one and must be taken only in small amounts each time, even for adults. When the child collapsed, the mother hurried him to the hospital. But the doctors failed to resuscitate him. He passed away on that night. The mother was very traumatized and she had no idea how she was going to face her husband. When the distraught father rushed to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just five words.
So, what do you think were the five words the husband said?
The husband just said, "I am with you, Darling.".
The husband's totally unexpected reaction is a proactive behavior. The child is already dead. He can no longer be brought back to life. There is no point in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if only he himself had taken time to keep the bottle away, this would not have happened. No one is to be blamed. The mother had also lost her only child. She is also grieving. What she needed most at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband. And that was exactly what her husband gave her.
Wouldn't it be nice if everyone views life with such perspective? But more often than not, we are too preoccupied with seeking responsibility for every mistake that has been made, be it in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know.
posted by LKY @ 10:53 am
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