Diamonds Story

Too often we feel alone, but , there is always someone ready to take our hands, there is a beautiful story of an overworked and underpaid nurse who escorted a tired young man to her patients bedside leaning over and speaking softly , to the elderly patient , "she said ," Your son is here. With great effort his unfocused eyes opened then flickered shut again .The young man sqeezed the aged hand in his and sat beside the bed . Throughout the night he sat there holding the man's hand and whispering words of comfort. By mornings light the patient had died and in moments hospital staff swormed into the room to turn off machines and to remove needles, the nurse stepped over to the young man's side and began to offer sympathy . But, he interrupted her,"Who was that man?" he asked, The startled nurse replied , i thought he was your father! "No, he was not my father ." he answered , "I never saw him before in my life." Then why didnt you say something when i took you over to him? "I realized that he needed his son and his son wasnt here ." The man explained. And since he was to sick to reconize i wasnt his son, i knew he needed me. "Mother Thereasa used to remind us that nobody should have to die alone." Likewise , nobody should have to grieve alone nor should they cry alone either.Or laugh and celebrate alone. "We are all made to travel life's journeys hand in hand today there is always someone ready to grasp your hand today and someone hoping that you will also take theirs..........


                                                                    By : Jennifer E Mace