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Just Stay

A nurse took the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside.

"Your son is here," she said to the old man.

She had to repeat the words several times before the patient's eyes opened.

Heavily sedated because of the pain of his heart attack, he dimly saw the young uniformed Marine standing outside the oxygen tent. He reached out his hand. The Marine wrapped his toughened fingers around the old man's limp ones, squeezing a message of love and encouragement.

The nurse brought a chair so that the Marine could sit beside the bed.All through the night the young Marine sat there in the poorly lightedward, holding the old man's hand and offering him words of love and strength. Occasionally, the nurse suggested that the Marine move away and rest awhile.



He refused. Whenever the nurse came into the ward, the Marine was oblivious of her and of the night noises of the hospital - the clanking of the oxygen tank, the laughter of the night staff members exchanging greetings, the cries and moans of the other patients.

Now and then she heard him say a few gentle words. The dying man said nothing, only held tightly to his son all through the night.

Along towards dawn, the old man died. The Marine released the now lifeless hand he had been holding and went to tell the nurse. While she did what she had to do, he waited.

Finally, she returned. She started to offer words of sympathy, but the Marine interrupted her.

"Who was that man?" he asked.



The nurse was startled, "He was your father," she answered.



"No, he wasn't," the Marine replied. "I never saw him before in my life."

"Then why didn't you say something when I took you to him?"

"I knew right away there had been a mistake,

but I also knew he needed his son, and his
son just wasn't here.


When I realized that he was too sick to tell

whether or not I was his son,

knowing how much he needed me, I stayed."


I came here tonight to

find a Mr. William Grey.

His Son was Killed in Iraq

today, and I was sent to

inform him. What was this

Gentleman's Name?


The Nurse with Tears in

Her Eyes Answered,

Mr. William Grey.............



The next time someone needs you ... just be there. Stay.



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WE ARE NOT HUMAN BEINGS GOING THROUGH A
TEMPORARY SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE.


WE ARE SPIRITUAL BEINGS GOING THROUGH A TEMPORARY HUMAN EXPERIENCE.

Character is all we need..

Semper Fi

Noproblemo, your inspirational letter is the kind of thing people forward to others on the internet as Email or junkmail. That's where your sentiments belong. And while I'm at it:

Who is the We in your statement about "We are not humans ,etc. etc? That's a big group you've formed there without letting anyone know about it first. I'd like an application to quit your group please.

This was meant to inspire some emotions on just being kind to others. And yes these do go around on the net, however the "human" is most probably only a small part of the vast universe. The "we" would be those who believe that other life forms are possible and not of such a narrow mind set to think "humans" are the only form of life. Who is to say what other forms of creature is out there experiencing another form of existence.
No need to make a mountain out of a molehill. Some believe some don't. The simple message is that of KINDNESS to others...

Originally Posted by Osprey

Noproblemo, your inspirational letter is the kind of thing people forward to others on the internet as Email or junkmail. That's where your sentiments belong. And while I'm at it:

Who is the We in your statement about "We are not humans ,etc. etc? That's a big group you've formed there without letting anyone know about it first. I'd like an application to quit your group please.