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This mentions God so you non believers just read the story.. It kinda fits us peeps here at DS... Thanks for reading..
Two Horses Author Unknown Just up the road from my home is a field, with two horses in it. From a distance, each horse looks like any other horse. But if you stop your car, or are walking by, you will notice something quite amazing.... Looking into the eyes of one horse will disclose that he is blind. His owner has chosen not to have him put down, but has made a good home for him. This alone is amazing. If you stand nearby and listen, you will hear the sound of a bell. Looking around for the source of the sound, you will see that it comes from the smaller horse in the field. Attached to the horse's halter is a small bell. It lets the blind friend know where the other horse is, so he can follow. As you stand and watch these two friends, You'll see that the horse with the bell is always checking on the blind horse, And that the blind horse will listen for the bell and then slowly walk To where the other horse is, Trusting that he will not be led astray. When the horse with the bell returns To the shelter of the barn each evening, It stops occasionally and looks back, Making sure that the blind friend isn't too far behind to hear the bell. Like the owners of these two horses, God does not throw us away just because we are not perfect Or because we have problems or challenges. He watches over us and even brings others into our lives To help us when we are in need. Sometimes we are the blind horse Being guided by the little ringing bell of those who God places in our lives. Other times we are the guide horse, helping others to find their way..... Good friends are like that... You may not always see them, but you know they are always there Please listen for my bell and I'll listen for yours. And remember.. Be kinder than necessary- Everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.
Two Horses Author Unknown Just up the road from my home is a field, with two horses in it. From a distance, each horse looks like any other horse. But if you stop your car, or are walking by, you will notice something quite amazing.... Looking into the eyes of one horse will disclose that he is blind. His owner has chosen not to have him put down, but has made a good home for him. This alone is amazing. If you stand nearby and listen, you will hear the sound of a bell. Looking around for the source of the sound, you will see that it comes from the smaller horse in the field. Attached to the horse's halter is a small bell. It lets the blind friend know where the other horse is, so he can follow. As you stand and watch these two friends, You'll see that the horse with the bell is always checking on the blind horse, And that the blind horse will listen for the bell and then slowly walk To where the other horse is, Trusting that he will not be led astray. When the horse with the bell returns To the shelter of the barn each evening, It stops occasionally and looks back, Making sure that the blind friend isn't too far behind to hear the bell. Like the owners of these two horses, God does not throw us away just because we are not perfect Or because we have problems or challenges. He watches over us and even brings others into our lives To help us when we are in need. Sometimes we are the blind horse Being guided by the little ringing bell of those who God places in our lives. Other times we are the guide horse, helping others to find their way..... Good friends are like that... You may not always see them, but you know they are always there Please listen for my bell and I'll listen for yours. And remember.. Be kinder than necessary- Everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.
this may be a tangent, but i read about a similar true-life story of 2 stray cats who were brothers. one of them was blind and the other would entwine his tail with his brother's to let him know it was safe to follow him where food had been placed out. very cautiously, they would make their way to the food and eat together, the sighted cat leading his brother. i cried when i read about it, it shows how these humble creatures are capable of nurturing. these are the same animals who get abandoned, kidnapped, shot, put down in shelters. the happy ending to this story is that the cats were taken to live in an animal sanctuary to live out their lives safely.
thank you for sharing your story. all of us need someone in our lives like that.
ps i love you too my friend
this made me well up with tears.
be kinder than necessary....SO true.
*sniffle*
thank you for sharing its adorable
I think it's a beautiful idea that God puts people in our lives to help us (and for us to help them). We also shouldn't forget our personal responsibility to choose to be the people who sometimes wear the bells to help others AND be willing to take care of ourselves and listen to the others' bells when we are blind.
Just a thought. I still think it's a very moving, touching story. I mean no disrespect: I just think that people should also help each other instead of leaving it to other people, or even God.