{"id":533,"date":"2010-12-14T09:37:08","date_gmt":"2010-12-14T09:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inspireme.net\/blog\/?p=533"},"modified":"2010-12-14T09:39:22","modified_gmt":"2010-12-14T09:39:22","slug":"be-patient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspireme.net\/blog\/be-patient\/","title":{"rendered":"Be patient"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A man came out of his home to admire his new truck. To his puzzlement, his three-year-old son was happily hammering dents into the shiny paint.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe man ran to his son, knocked him away, hammered the little boy&#8217;s hands into pulp as punishment.<\/p>\n<p>\nWhen the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital. Although the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to amputate the fingers from both the boy&#8217;s hands.<\/p>\n<p>\nWhen the boy woke up from the surgery &amp; saw his bandaged stubs, he innocently said, &#8221; Daddy, I&#8217;m sorry about your truck.&#8221; Then he asked, &#8220;but when are my fingers going to grow back?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nThe father went home &amp; committed suicide.<\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Think about the story the next time u see someone spill milk at a dinner table or hear a baby crying. Think first before u lose your patience with someone u love.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Trucks can be repaired. Broken bones &amp; hurt feelings often can&#8217;t.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Too often we fail to recognize the difference between the person and the performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. But the actions we take while in a rage will haunt us forever.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Pause and ponder. Think before you act.\u00a0<strong>Be patient<\/strong>. Understand &amp; love.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Author Unknown<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man came out of his home to admire his new truck. To his puzzlement, his three-year-old son was happily hammering dents into the shiny paint. The man ran to his son, knocked him away, hammered the little boy&#8217;s hands into pulp as punishment. When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital. 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