LAST FIFTY KISSES
I recently read of a father who was sitting in his living room one day. It was his fiftieth birthday, and he happened to be in an irritable mood. Suddenly his 11 year- old-boy Rick bounced into the room, sat on his father’s lap and began kissing him repeatedly on the cheeks. The boy continued his kissing until his father sharply asked, “What are you doing?” The child answered, “I’m giving you 50 kisses on your birthday.” Ordinarily the father would have been touched by this loving act of affection. Unfortunately, because he was depressed and irritable, he pushed the boy away and stated, “Let’s do that some other time.” The boy was crushed. He ran out of the house, jumped on his bike and rode away. A few moments later the child was struck and killed by a car. You can imagine the grief, remorse, and guilt suffered by this poor father. By Dr. Ross Campbell, How to Really…
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