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“For some time now I have had someone from our
congregation bring me a rose boutonniere to pin on the lapel of my suit every
Sunday. Because I always got a flower on Sunday morning, I really did not think
much of it. It was a nice gesture that I appreciated, but it became routine.
One Sunday, however, this ordinary act became very special.
As I was leaving the Sunday service a young man
approached me. He walked right up to me and said, “Sir, what are you going to
do with your flower?”
At first I did not know what he was talking about,
but then I understood. I said, “Do you mean this?” as I pointed to the rose
pinned to my coat.
He said, “Yes sir. I would like to have it if you are
just going to throw it away.” At this point I smiled and gladly told him that
he could have my flower, casually asking him what he was going to do with it.
The little boy, who was probably less than 10 years
old, looked up at me and said, “Sir, I’m going to give it to my granny. My
mother and father got divorced last year. I was living with my mother, but when
she married again, she wanted me to live with my father. I lived with him for a
while, but he said I couldn’t stay, so he sent me to live with my grandma. She
is so nice to me. She cooks for me and takes care of me. She has been so good
to me that I want to give that pretty flower to her for loving me.”
When the little boy finished I could hardly speak. My
eyes filled with tears and I knew I had been touched in the depths of my soul.
I reached up and unpinned my flower. With the flower in my hand, I looked at
the boy and said, “Son, that is the nicest thing I have ever heard, but you
can’t have this flower because it’s not enough. If you’ll look in front of the
pulpit, you’ll see a big bouquet of flowers. Different families buy them for
the church each week. Please take those flowers to your granny because she
deserves the very best.”
If I hadn’t been touched enough already, he made one
last statement that I will always cherish. He said, “What a wonderful day! I
asked for one flower, but got a beautiful bouquet.”
We take for granted a lot, and this just goes to show
that some of those basic things are so incredibly important to remind ourselves
of, because others don’t get to experience them. This boy feels that love
despite what happened, and chooses to find the good in all people. Grandma
really stepped up here and as a result an amazingly strong connection has no
doubt formed. Share this wonderful story with all your friends and family!
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