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"Father" by Margaret Thatcher
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"I just owe almost everything to my father
[and] it's passionately interesting for me
that the things that I learned in a small town,
in a very modest home,
are just the things that I believe
have won the election."
-Margaret Thatcher
Prime Minister of UK from 1975-1990
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A perfect read for this Dad's Month !
Dad's Gift ...
A
young man was getting ready to graduate from 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,
with the young man's name embossed in gold.
Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said,
"With all your money you give me a Bible?" and stormed
out of the house, leaving the Bible.
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 of things.
When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret
filled his heart. He began to search through 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.
His father had carefully underlined a verse, Matt 7:11, "And
if ye, being evil know how to give good gifts to your children,
how much more shall your Heavenly father which is in heaven, give
to those who ask Him?" As he read those words, a car key dropped
from the back of 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 good things because they are not packaged
as we expected? If your gift is not packed the way you want it,
it is because it is better packed that way!
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