Touching life story.....

**anjali2005** · 11th May 2005, 07:41 AM

A young man was getting ready to graduate college. For
many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's
showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told
him that was all he wanted.

As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited
signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the
morning of his graduation his father called him into his private
study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine
son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son
a beautiful wrapped gift box.

Curious, but somewhat disappointed the young man
opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible. Angrily,
he raised his voice at his father and said, "With all your money you
give me a Bible?" and stormed out of the house, leaving the holy
book.

Many years passed and the young man was very successful in
business.
He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his
father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He
had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make
arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had
>passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son. He
needed to come home immediately and take care things.
When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and
regret filled his heart.

He began to search his father's important papers and
saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With
tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he
read those words, a car key dropped from an envelope
taped behind the Bible.
It had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the
sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation,
and the words...PAID IN FULL.

How many times do we miss God's blessings because they are not packaged as we expected?

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**Badri** · 11th May 2005, 07:52 AM

You've done it again, Anjali! One more excellent story, with a deep meaning to it!

Thanks for sharing this with us. You have a real talent to discover wonderful tales! Keep the good job going.

**pavalamani pragasam** · 11th May 2005, 08:24 AM

Haste and inordinate desire for material comfort are the bane of today's youth-too short-sighted to read the minds, love of parents, concern of elders! A classic example in this story!

**Badri** · 11th May 2005, 08:30 AM

Mrs PP: With all due respect, I would like to point out that this syndrome is hardly the exclusive privelege of youth. I have seen more than enough senior citizens also afflicted with this same sense of haste and short-sightedness leading to innumerable misunderstandings and conflicts. Coupled with the suspicion and distrust that old age sometimes engenders, I have seen elders misunderstand or wrongly interpret many an action of the youth, leading only to an increasing gap between the two. I speak of personal experiences!

Sorry for the digresssion, but couldn't help point out that sometimes, concerned elders too are not immune to these foibles.

**anjali2005** · 11th May 2005, 08:40 AM

Originally Posted by sbadri99

You've done it again, Anjali! One more excellent story, with a deep meaning to it!

Thanks for sharing this with us. You have a real talent to discover wonderful tales! Keep the good job going.

Thanx Badri

**pavalamani pragasam** · 11th May 2005, 10:48 AM

It is agreed, badri! Conscious effort is needed at every stage to maintain healthy relationships intact! Always! I for one never commit the mistake of increasing the gap- if one exists!