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Too often we feel alone. But there is always someone ready to take our hand.
There is a beautiful story of an overworked nurse who escorted a tired, young
man to her patient's bedside. Leaning over and speaking loudly to the elderly
patient, she said, "Your son is here."
With great effort, his unfocussed eyes opened, then flickered shut again.
The young man squeezed the aged hand in his and sat beside the bed. Throughout
the night he sat there, holding the old man's hand and whispering words of
comfort.
By morning's light, the patient had died. In moments, hospital staff swarmed
into the room to turn off machines and remove needles. The nurse stepped
over to the young man's side and began to offer sympathy, but he interrupted
her.
"Who was that man?" he asked.
The startled nurse replied, "I thought he was your father!" "No, he was not
my father", he answered. I never saw him before in my life." "Then, why didn't
you say something when I took you to him?"
"I realized he needed his son and his son wasn't here", the man explained.
"And since he was too sick to recognize that I was not his son, I knew he
needed me."
Mother Teresa used to remind us that nobody should have to die alone. Likewise,
nobody should have to grieve alone or cry alone either. Or laugh alone or
celebrate alone.
We are made to travel life's journey hand in hand. There is someone ready
to grasp your hand today. And someone hoping you will take theirs. Remember
To Hang On To One Another!
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