There was a soldier who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam.He called his parents to inform from San Francisco.
"Mon n dad I'm coming home but I'hv a favor to ask,i have a friend I'd like to bring him home."
"Sure,they replied,we'd love to meet him."
"There is something you should know,the son said"he was hurt pretty badly in the war,he stepped on a land mine n lost an arm n a leg.He has nowhere else to go n i want him to come live with us."
"I'm sorry to hear that,son.Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live."
"No,mom n dad.I want him to live with us."
"Son,the father said,you don't know what you are asking for,such a handicap would be a terrible burden on us.We have our own lives to live.I think you should just come home n forgot about this guy, he'll find a way to live his own life."
At that point, the son hung up the phone.The parents heard nothing from him more.A few days later,they received a call from San Francisco police.They were informed that their son had died after falling from a building n they believe that it was suicide.The grief-stricken parents flew to San Francisco n were taken to the city morgue to identify the body of their son.They recognized him,but to their horror they also discovered something they didn't know,their son had only one arm n one leg.
LIKE THESE PARENTS THERE ARE MANY OF US WHO FIND EASY TO LOVE THOSE WHO ARE GOOD-LOOKING OR FUN TO HAVE AROUND BUT WE DON'T LIKE PEOPLE WHO MAKE US FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE.WE RATHER STAY AWAY FROM THOSE WHO AREN'T AS HEALTHY,BEAUTIFUL OR SMART AS WE ARE.
THANKFULLY,THERE'S SOMEONE WHO LOVE US WITH UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.THEY LOVE US THE WAY WE ARE,REGARDLESS OF HOW MESSED UP WE ARE.
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