Most important part of the body

bahaar · #1 (**permalink**) 23-02-2008, 08:35 PM

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."

Mother 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." Mother
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.

Mother 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. Mother 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."

Mother looked down at me as only a mother can. I saw her eyes
well up with tears. Mother said, "My dear, the most important body part
is your shoulder."

I asked, "Is it because it holds up my head?"

Mother 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.

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