MY SON
الجمعة, 16 مايو, 2008
MY SON
This i s
great, take
a moment to read it, it will make your day!
The ending will
surprise you
Take my Son
A wealthy man and his son loved
to collect rare work s of art. They had everything in their collection, from
Picasso
to Raphael. They would often sit together and admire the great works of art.
When the Vietnam conflict
broke out, the son
went to war. He was very courageous and died in battle while rescuing another
soldier. The father was notified and grieved deeply for his only son.
About a month later,
just before Christmas , there was a knock at the door. A young man stood at
the door with a large package in his hands .
He said, 'Sir,
you don't know me, but I am the soldier for whom your son gave his life. He
saved many lives that day, and he was carrying me to safety when a bullet
struck him in the heart and he died instantly. He often talked about you, and
your love for art.' The young man held out this package. 'I know
this isn't much. I'm not really a great artist, but I think your son would
have wanted you to have this .'
The father opened
the package. It was a portrait of his son, painted by the young man. He
stared in awe at the way the soldier had captured the personality of his son
in the painting. The father was so drawn to the eyes that his own eyes welled
up with tears . He thanked the young man and offered
to pay him for the
picture. 'Oh, no s ir, I could never repay what your
son did for me.
It's a gift.'
The father hung the
portrait over his mantle. Every time visitors came to his home he took them
to see the portrait of his son before he showed them any of the other great
works he had collected.
The man died a few
months later. There was to be a great auction of his paintings . Many influential people gathered, excited over seeing the
great paintings and having an opportunity to purchase one for their
collection.
On the platform sat
the painting of the son The auctioneer pounded his
gavel. 'We will s
tart the bidding with thi s picture of the son. Who
will bid for this
picture?'
There was silence.
Then a voice in the
back of the room shouted, 'We want to s ee the famous
paintings . Skip
this one.'
But the auctioneer
persisted. 'Will s omebody bid for this painting. Who
will s tart the
bidding? $100, $200?'
Another voice
angrily. 'We didn't come to see this painting. We came to see the Van
Goghs ,
the Rembrandts . Get on with the real bids !'
But still the
auctioneer continued. 'The son! The son! Who'll take
the son?'
Finally, a voice
came from the very back of the room. It wa
s the longtime gardener of the man
and his son. 'I'll give $10 for the painting.' Being a poor man, it
was all he could afford.
'We have $10,
who will bid $20?'
'Give it to him
for $10. Let's see the masters .'
'$10 i s
the
bid, won't s omeone bid $20?'
The
crowd was becoming angry. They didn't want the picture of the son.
They wanted the more
worthy investments for their collections .
The auctioneer
pounded the gavel. 'Going once, twice, SOLD for $10!'
A man sitting on the
second row shouted, 'Now let's get on with the collection!'
The auctioneer laid
down his gavel. 'I'm sorry, the auction is over.'
'What about the
paintings ?'
'I am sorry. When
I was called to conduct this auction, I was told of a secret stipulation
in the will. I was not allowed to reveal
that stipulation until this time. Only the painting of the son would be
auctioned. Whoever bought that painting would inherit the entire estate,
including the paintings .
The man who took the
son gets everything!'
God gave His son
2,000 year s ago to die on the
cross . Much like the auctioneer,
His message today is : 'The son, the son, who'll take the son?'
Because, you see,
whoever takes the Son gets everything.
FOR GOD SO LOVED THE
WORLD HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, WHO SO EVER BELIEVETH, SHALL HAVE
ETERNAL LIFE...THAT'S LOVE
Do whatever you
like, but remember that maybe 'one' of the people you might have
taken the time to send this to, may be just the person who needs to hear this
Message. You have a choice to make.'
God
Bless
