A man stopped at a flower shop to
order some flowers to be sent to his mother who lived two hundred miles away.
As he got out of his car he noticed a young girl sobbing near the doorstep of
the flower shop. He asked her what was wrong and she replied, “I wanted to buy
a red rose for my mother. But I only have seventy-five cents, and a rose costs
two dollars.”
The man smiled and said, “Come on
in with me. I’ll buy you a rose.” He bought the little girl her rose and
ordered his own mother’s flowers. As they were leaving he offered the girl a
ride home. She said, “Yes, please! You can take me to my mother.” She directed
him to a cemetery, where she placed the rose on a freshly dug grave.
The man returned to the flower
shop, canceled the wire order, picked up a bouquet and drove the two hundred
miles to his mother’s house.
Moral: Life is short. Spend much
time as you can loving and caring people who love you. Enjoy each moment with them before it’s too
late.
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