An old man lived alone in a village. He wanted to spade his potato garden, but it was very hard work. His only son, who would have helped him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and mentioned his situation: Dear Son,I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won't be able to plant my potato garden this year. I hate to miss doing the garden, because your mother always loved planting time. I'm just getting too old to be digging up a garden plot. If you were here, all my troubles would be over. I know you would dig the plot for me, if you weren't in prison. Love,Dad.
Shortly, the old man received this telegram: "For Heaven's sake, Dad, don't dig up the garden!! That's where I buried the GUNS!!"At 4 a.m. the next morning, a dozen FBI agents and local police officers showed up and dug up the entire garden without finding any guns. Confused, the old man wrote another note to his son telling him what happened, and asked him what to do next. His son's reply was: "Go ahead and plant your potatoes, Dad. It's the best I could do for you from here."
Moral:
Moral:
''NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE IN THE WORLD, IF YOU HAVE DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING DEEP FROM YOUR HEART YOU CAN DO IT. IT IS THE THOUGHT THAT MATTERS NOT WHERE YOU ARE OR WHERE THE PERSON.''
We always blame distances for all the things we cant do for our loved ones . If one has the will to really do something and it is something he/she wants to do it whole heartedly , then they can achieve it no matter what the distance.It may be a major limitation most of the times, but right communications at the right time take a front seat at that time as it will atleast let other people know you care!
Always do your best before blaming it on distance or for that matter FATE/DESTINY.There are limitations in life, and distance does play a major role, but one should not blame the limitations completely even before having attempted anything!
4 comments:
See, this is the kind of feel-good story that guilt-trips everyone into thinking they are selfish, busy sinners. Despite all romantic notions otherwise, people do have limitations, distances do matter. We have to realize our own thresholds.
In the real-world where felons aren't geniuses and FBI isn't filled with morons, the old man would have been investigated for the missing guns that weren't found in the garden, and then thrown in jail for aiding and abetting a convicted felon, using the son's letter as evidence.
Moral: The road to Perdition is paved with good intentions and stupid ideas.
Well , what u said is also true. But my last sentence was to mean the same .There are limitations i know but on the other hand many would just not do anything and blame everything on distance which I wont agree!!
----Hema
chill chaitan, hema...i already miss home, distance does matter sometimes, sometimes not:):)
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