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MontgomeryRats 
11:43am, December 9, 2008
I am NOT the world's biggest fan of "Focus on the Family". However, I do sometimes enjoy hearing the "Character Counts" radio spots.
The story I've pasted below is contrived; I know this. However, the point it comes to sums up a lot about how I think we should be in life.
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One of my favorite stories is about a man who was rushing home with a $1,000 bonus check he’d unexpectedly received from work.
Before he got to his car, a desperate-looking woman holding a baby asked him for a few dollars. She said her child had leukemia and was dying. He reached into his pocket for some loose bills and accidentally pulled out his bonus check.
He looked at the check and then at the baby. Acting spontaneously, he endorsed it to her on the spot. "Use this to do what you can for your baby."
When he told his family at home what he'd done, his 16-year-old son said, "I can’t believe you gave her our money! You don’t even know her. She was probably conning you." His wife shook her head, scolding him for being so naïve.
The man looked hurt, but said, "I just thought she needed it more than we did."
A week later, his son showed him a local newspaper article about a woman with a baby who had been arrested for scamming people in the area. "This is the lady you gave the money to, isn’t it?" his son asked.
"Yes," the father replied, suddenly beaming with joy.
"What are you smiling about?" the boy demanded. "We were cheated! She made a fool out of you."
"Don’t you see?" his dad said. "This is wonderful news. It means the baby's not dying."
Only then did his wife get it. Overwhelmed with love for the generous man she married, she hugged her husband and turned to their son. "Your dad will earn other bonuses. Be thankful we have each other, our health, and a truly good man we can all be proud of."
Comments
This is a very heartwarming story, gave me goose bumps. Thanks for sharing it. I really am a senitmenal old fart at times.
GarrettK
That story really stuck with me the first time I heard it. We are all so afraid of being taken for a ride, you know? I read it occasionally to put my heart in the right place again.
MontgomeryRats
OMG Dr Dobson! The owner of my favorite quote on Earth ... "Do you think it will rain today?" ... that being said, AFTER I got my goose bumps ON, I will read the story and comment some more!
BTW ~ Welcome to Attention Seekers ~ We are not anonymous ONE BIT and are PROUD OF IT!
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TheBadger7
Excellent Story. WOW!
HOW many people do you think will catch the fact that THEY TOOK THE BABY AWAY FROM THE MOM?
All us braini-acts with a PROUD 4.0 did I bet! Oops ... I got my BRAG ON ... me bad!
Truly, that DR D can make a lot of sense out of things that make no sense at all ... I loved him back in the day. He's too commercial now. In the 80's when his kids were still at or near home was the GOOD OL' DAYS!
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TheBadger7
I do get so much out of what he says, and I do believe that character is so important, SO important.
Yes, u b smart. :-)
MontgomeryRats