A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple, and the boy was the gem of their eyes. When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for the office, so he asked his wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. His wife, preoccupied in the kitchen, totally forgot the matter.
The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle fascinated by its color and drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous medicine meant for adults in small dosages. When the child collapsed, the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was stunned. She was terrified of how to face her husband.
When the distraught father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just five words.
QUESTIONS:
1. What were the five words?
2. What is the implication of this story?
ANSWER:
The husband just said, "I am with you Darling."
The husband's totally unexpected reaction is a proactive behavior. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no point in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if only he had taken time to keep the bottle away, this would not have happened. No one is to be blamed. She had also lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband. And that is what he gave her.
If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective, there would be many fewer problems in the world.
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
Take off all your envy, jealousy, anger, selfishness, and fears. And you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think.
MORAL OF THE STORY
This story is really worth reading. Sometimes we spend time asking who is responsible or whom to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job, or with the people we know. By this, we miss out on something.
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7The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle fascinated by its color and drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous medicine meant for adults in small dosages. When the child collapsed, the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was stunned. She was terrified of how to face her husband.
When the distraught father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just five words.
QUESTIONS:
1. What were the five words?
2. What is the implication of this story?
ANSWER:
The husband just said, "I am with you Darling."
The husband's totally unexpected reaction is a proactive behavior. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no point in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if only he had taken time to keep the bottle away, this would not have happened. No one is to be blamed. She had also lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband. And that is what he gave her.
If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective, there would be many fewer problems in the world.
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
Take off all your envy, jealousy, anger, selfishness, and fears. And you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think.
MORAL OF THE STORY
This story is really worth reading. Sometimes we spend time asking who is responsible or whom to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job, or with the people we know. By this, we miss out on something.
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Hi Arti,
I think sometimes we should be strict about a few things in life because your little fault can take someone's life, and I don't think anybody has any right to take anyone's life. So we should be careful while dealing with children.
That woman should learn from her mistake, and her husband should help her realize that.
I totally disagree with this story. Maybe it is my view, and everyone has different views on different things.
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Nilesh
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I think sometimes we should be strict about a few things in life because your little fault can take someone's life, and I don't think anybody has any right to take anyone's life. So we should be careful while dealing with children.
That woman should learn from her mistake, and her husband should help her realize that.
I totally disagree with this story. Maybe it is my view, and everyone has different views on different things.
Thanks,
Nilesh
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Hi Nilesh,
A married life is not only driven by a woman or man alone; it means being united together to live a happy and meaningful life. One cannot accurately understand any situation until they encounter it themselves. It's very easy to say that a husband should make her realize that. Actually, this is what is happening in today's life, whether it's in marital relationships, friendships, business, or anything else. People are often busy pinpointing and highlighting each other's faults.
Of course, we should be firm, but that doesn't mean we should stop being humane and understanding each other. Humans cannot always be right or perfect; they make mistakes. As children, we make thousands of mistakes. Do our parents start hating or neglecting us? No, they guide us and stand by us through all our days. This is just one example; there are many more evidences.
I really don't want to write much; it's only about how you perceive life.
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A married life is not only driven by a woman or man alone; it means being united together to live a happy and meaningful life. One cannot accurately understand any situation until they encounter it themselves. It's very easy to say that a husband should make her realize that. Actually, this is what is happening in today's life, whether it's in marital relationships, friendships, business, or anything else. People are often busy pinpointing and highlighting each other's faults.
Of course, we should be firm, but that doesn't mean we should stop being humane and understanding each other. Humans cannot always be right or perfect; they make mistakes. As children, we make thousands of mistakes. Do our parents start hating or neglecting us? No, they guide us and stand by us through all our days. This is just one example; there are many more evidences.
I really don't want to write much; it's only about how you perceive life.
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Hey Good reply Arti, You are right sometime we have to adopt the different perception to hold the sitauation.
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Hello Arti,
Yes I do agree with u.its nice story having nice lesson of -- we should be strict but that dosen't means we stop being humans and understanding each other. Human cannot be always right or perfect. They do mistakes.
Yes I would like to share four good lines here plz read it..
Hundreds of dewdrops to greet the dawn,Hundreds of bees in the purple clover,
Hundreds of butterflies on the lawn,but only one “mother the wide world over”
Regards
Brijesh
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Yes I do agree with u.its nice story having nice lesson of -- we should be strict but that dosen't means we stop being humans and understanding each other. Human cannot be always right or perfect. They do mistakes.
Yes I would like to share four good lines here plz read it..
Hundreds of dewdrops to greet the dawn,Hundreds of bees in the purple clover,
Hundreds of butterflies on the lawn,but only one “mother the wide world over”
Regards
Brijesh
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hi...arti. m vidisha dangee. its very touching story n the moral of the story teachs us how we can halve and face the problems of our life. Thanking you. Vidisha dangee
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Navanju/Brijesh/Vidisha : Thanks a lot for the kind reply and understanding my point. And nice poem line Brijesh. Thanks to all my cite hr frens for supporting me!!! Have a happy time!!! Arti :)
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Hi Arti,
Thanks. I'm on Orkut too and connected with all HR friends and the community there. My ID is connect2goldi@gmail.com (Brijesh Deshmukh, Pune). If you wish, you can join my friends' list over there.
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Brijesh
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Thanks. I'm on Orkut too and connected with all HR friends and the community there. My ID is connect2goldi@gmail.com (Brijesh Deshmukh, Pune). If you wish, you can join my friends' list over there.
Regards,
Brijesh
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Hi,
Arti, I think any punishment or laws are created to keep things in tact until you realize someone made a mistake; otherwise, it is of no use. Otherwise, people will freely repeat their mistakes. It is my point of view.
Maybe it is wrong, but we can think about the child's perspective. Suppose that child did not die on the spot. After a few years, what will be their attitude towards their parents?
Please do reply. I am not against you, but understand this point as well.
Thanks,
Nilesh
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Arti, I think any punishment or laws are created to keep things in tact until you realize someone made a mistake; otherwise, it is of no use. Otherwise, people will freely repeat their mistakes. It is my point of view.
Maybe it is wrong, but we can think about the child's perspective. Suppose that child did not die on the spot. After a few years, what will be their attitude towards their parents?
Please do reply. I am not against you, but understand this point as well.
Thanks,
Nilesh
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I love this story. It is a great example of how to be proactive in life, and I strive to be able to react in such a way. :)
I think the point is the woman will punish herself no matter the reaction of her husband. The husband will also punish himself for not finding time to take care of the poison himself. They did not purposely kill the child; therefore, nobody has to "be punished" by another person in this case. They certainly will not repeat the mistake! Punishment is only for when wrong was done on purpose. Punishing his wife would not only be hypocritical because he made the same mistake himself, but it would also damage their relationship. No good would come of it.
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I think the point is the woman will punish herself no matter the reaction of her husband. The husband will also punish himself for not finding time to take care of the poison himself. They did not purposely kill the child; therefore, nobody has to "be punished" by another person in this case. They certainly will not repeat the mistake! Punishment is only for when wrong was done on purpose. Punishing his wife would not only be hypocritical because he made the same mistake himself, but it would also damage their relationship. No good would come of it.
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Hi Nilesh,
I really don't understand your views. As per my views life is not about identifying and punishing. There are so much good things in life to feel happy about.
A sad ending :(Negative face)
• The husband will not forgive his wife, will file a case against her or will be separated from her.
• Years are indulged in roaming around of court with lots of distress, dissatisfaction and hatred.
• No concentration in career, happiness and life. May be re-marriage but no re-creation of a Happy Life!!!
Is this should be the situation?? If this, I really feel sad about such people…
Other face:
• Husband support emotionally and mentally her wife, because the lost of child is equal to both, their lovely child that came in their life after so many years.
• Some months or 1-2 years after they are back to their normal lives. May be with God’s grace, they are blessed with a lovely child again.
• Happiness blooms and regeneration of a happy life again with no hatred.
Yes, there are pain of loss of their child but there are some incident in life which can never be healed. You will have to live with that pain and accept that as truth of life.
Regarding the child prospective if child is alive and got to know such things years later
Mother, how dare you let me drink such medicine, you bad mother I hate you
Is it so??
Or Mother, I love you. You are best mother in the world. I thank and obliged for the care, affection, support you have given to me my whole life. You forgive me for my mistakes and had been my true guide and friend.
Simple, it’s all about perception and how you see life.
That’s the difference of perception why so many people at citehr liked the story any you have opposite views towards it.
Just put yourself in such situation once.
N plz this is my last reply, I am not really into such debating questions…
I am sure you will understand.
Take Care…
Arti :)
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I really don't understand your views. As per my views life is not about identifying and punishing. There are so much good things in life to feel happy about.
A sad ending :(Negative face)
• The husband will not forgive his wife, will file a case against her or will be separated from her.
• Years are indulged in roaming around of court with lots of distress, dissatisfaction and hatred.
• No concentration in career, happiness and life. May be re-marriage but no re-creation of a Happy Life!!!
Is this should be the situation?? If this, I really feel sad about such people…
Other face:
• Husband support emotionally and mentally her wife, because the lost of child is equal to both, their lovely child that came in their life after so many years.
• Some months or 1-2 years after they are back to their normal lives. May be with God’s grace, they are blessed with a lovely child again.
• Happiness blooms and regeneration of a happy life again with no hatred.
Yes, there are pain of loss of their child but there are some incident in life which can never be healed. You will have to live with that pain and accept that as truth of life.
- Has not anyone hitted any person with fault and regretted later?
- Dont' we intentionally or unintentionally hurt people and repent for that?( n sometimes we even don't feel any kind of repent as we fail to understand others)
- Don't we hurt our parents or did any mistake (let's bunk yaar today, let's go to movie, what's the need to tell parents, Parents are very strict, leave them and so on.
Regarding the child prospective if child is alive and got to know such things years later
Mother, how dare you let me drink such medicine, you bad mother I hate you
Is it so??
Or Mother, I love you. You are best mother in the world. I thank and obliged for the care, affection, support you have given to me my whole life. You forgive me for my mistakes and had been my true guide and friend.
Simple, it’s all about perception and how you see life.
That’s the difference of perception why so many people at citehr liked the story any you have opposite views towards it.
Just put yourself in such situation once.
N plz this is my last reply, I am not really into such debating questions…
I am sure you will understand.
Take Care…
Arti :)
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It was really touching what you were trying to say, Arti. If Nilesh thinks that losing their only child might not have made the mother realize her mistake, then what else would have? What was required at that time was to lessen her burden of the mistake, and that is exactly what her husband has done. By doing so, the husband has saved his wife, who could have also been lost under the burden of her/their mistake.
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