Guest guest Posted August 6, 1999 Report Share Posted August 6, 1999 To my ONEList friends Purush Is the Packaging important to You? >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 God's blessings because >they are not packaged as we expected? Source: Unknown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 1999 Report Share Posted August 6, 1999 Lovely story and a good teaching for everyone1 Purush <purush Ramakrishna <Ramakrishna > Friday, August 06, 1999 9:05 AM [ramakrishna] Is the Packaging important to You? To my ONEList friends Purush Is the Packaging important to You? >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 God's blessings because >they are not packaged as we expected? Source: Unknown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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