The Most Important Body Part
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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."
She 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."
She 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 and 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. She 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. She 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 were wrong and I
have given you an example why. But today is the day you
need to learn this important lesson."
She looked down at me as only a mother can. I saw her eyes
well up with tears. She said, "My dear, the most important
body part is your shoulder."
I asked, "Is it because it holds up my head?" She 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.
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