Afathersatathisdeskporingoverhismonthlybillswhenhisyoungsonrushedinandannounced,
“Dad,becausethisisyourbirthdayandyou’re55yearsold,I’mgoingtogiveyou55kisses,oneforeachyear!”Whentheboystartedmakinggoodonhisword,thefatherexclaimed,“Oh,Andrew,don’tdoitnow;I’mtoobusy!”
Theyoungsterimmediatelyfellsilentastearswelledupinhisbigblueeyes.Apologicallythefathersaid,“Youcanfinishlater.”
Theboysaidnothingbutquietlywalkedaway,disappointmentwrittenoverhisface.Thateveningthefathersaid,“Comeandfinishthekissesnow,Andrew!”Buttheboydidn’trespond.
Unfortunately,afewdayslaterafterthisincident,theboyhadanaccidentandwasdrowned.Hisheartbrokenfatherwrote...
“IfonlyIcouldtellhimhowmuchIregretmythoughtlesswords,andcouldbeassuredthatheknowshowmuchmyheartisaching.”
…Loveisatwo-waystreet.Anylovingactmustbewarmlyacceptedoritwillbetakenasrejectionandcanleaveascar.Ifwearetoobusytogiveandreceivelove,wearetoobusy!Nothingismoreimportantthanrespondingwithlovetothecryforlovefromthosewhoarenearandprecioustous.Because...theremaybenochanceatallasinthecaseofthelittleboy...
父亲坐在办公桌旁,正盯着那些堆积了一个月来的账单,这时,他的小儿子冲了过来,大声宣布:
“爸爸,因为今天是你五十五岁的生日,我想给你五十五个吻,一年一个!”当男孩正要兑现诺言时,他爸爸大声说道:“哦,安德鲁,现在不行,我太忙了!”
小男孩马上不吭声了,蓝色的大眼睛里涌满了泪水.父亲深表歉意地说:“过会有空再亲吧.”
男孩什么也没说,只是静静地走开了,失望的表情溢于言表.那天晚上,父亲说:“来吧安德鲁,现在可以亲了!”但是,孩子却没有做出回应.
不幸的是,这件事刚过去几天之后,小男孩就不幸溺水身亡.伤心欲绝的爸爸写道:
“如果我早告诉他,对于那些无心的话我是多么后悔,他一定会明白我的心有多么痛.”
爱,是一条双行道.对于爱的表示一定要热心地接受,否则对方会以为你拒绝了,从而留下一道伤痕.如果我们忙得连给予和接受爱的时间都没有,那未免也忙得太过分了!对于那些在我们身边,对我们弥足珍贵的人,用爱去回应他们爱的渴望,这最重要不过了!因为……如果发生像小男孩这样的情况,即使后悔也没有机会了.
