Mother
"Why are you crying?"
he asked his Mom.
"Because I'm a mother"
she told him.
"I don't understand,"
he said.
His Mom just hugged him
and said, "You never will"
Later the little boy asked
his father
why Mother seemed to cry
for no reason.
"All mothers cry for no
reason"
was all his dad could say.
The little boy grew up and
became a man,
still wondering why mothers
cry.
So he finally put in a call
to God
And when God got on the
phone
the man said, "God, why
do mothers cry so easily?"
God said, "You see son,
when I made mothers they
had to be special.
I made their shoulders strong
enough
to carry the weight of the
world,
yet gentle enough to give
comfort.
I gave them an inner strength
to endure childbirth
and the rejection that many
times
comes from their children."
"I gave them a hardiness
that allows them to keep
going
when everyone else gives
up,
and to take care of their
families
through sickness and fatigue
without complaining."
"I gave them the sensitivity
to love their children under
all circumstances,
even when their child has
hurt them very badly.
This same sensitivity helps
them
to make a child's boo-boo
feel better
and helps them share
a teenager's anxieties and
fears."
"I gave them a tear to shed.
It's theirs exclusively
to use whenever it is needed.
It's their only weakness.
It's a tear for mankind."
Author unknown
Compiled By: Debbie
My thanks to Tess for allowing me to use
her graphics
