F A M I L Y
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> I ran into a stranger as he passed by,
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> 'Oh excuse me please' was my reply.
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> He said, 'Please excuse me too;
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> I wasn't watching for you.'
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> We were very polite, this stranger and I.
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> We went on our way and we said goodbye.
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> But at home a different story is told,
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> How we treat our loved ones, young and old.
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> Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
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> My son stood beside me very still.
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> When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.
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> 'Move out of the way,' I said with a frown.
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> He walked away, his little heart broken.
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> I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.
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> While I lay awake in bed,
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> God's still small voice came to me and said,
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> 'While dealing with a stranger,
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> common courtesy you use,
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> but the family you love, you seem to abuse.
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> You'll find some flowers there by the door.
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> Those are the flowers he brought for you.
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> He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue.
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> He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,
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> you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes.'
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> By this time, I felt very small,
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> I quietly went and knelt by his bed;
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> 'Wake up, little one, wake up,' I said.
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> 'Are these the flowers you picked for me?'
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> He smiled, 'I found 'em, out by the tree.
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> I picked 'em because they're pretty like you.
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> I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue.'
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> I said, 'Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted
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> I shouldn't have yelled at you that way..'
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> He said, 'Oh, Mom, that's okay.
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> I love you anyway.'
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> I said, 'Son, I love you too,
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> FAMILY
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> Are you aware that if we died tomorrow, the company
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> that we are working for could easily replace us in
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> But the family we left behind will feel the loss
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> And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more
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> an unwise investment indeed,
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> don't you think?
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> So what is behind the story?
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> Do you know what the word FAMILY means?
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FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU
