Last night a good friend and I where talking on line. She sent me this story and to be honest it touched my soul. You know we all find ourselves getting upset about simply things and not looking at the big picture. But after reading this simple story, which I have cut down, it makes you think Enjoy.
When I was a little boy, my mom would make breakfast for dinner every now and then. And I remember a night in particular when she had made breakfast for dinner after a long, hard day at work. On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burnt biscuits in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! Yet all my dad did was reach for his biscuit, smile at my mom and ask me how my day was at school. I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him smear butter and jelly on that biscuit and eat every bite!
When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom apologize to my dad for burning the biscuits. And I"ll never forget what he said: "Baby, I love burned biscuits." Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if he really liked the biscuits. He wrapped me in his arms and said, "Your momma put in a hard day at work today and she's real tired. And besides a little burnt biscuit never hurt anyone!"
The lesson here is simple. He could have blown up, made some off hand comment about not being a good cook or taken the high road smeared on that jelly and butter and smiled. Our comments and reactions to the people in our lives dictate how their day will be and can either build them up and tare them down even the son was watching and learned a lesson that night. Taking the low road and blowing up over a burnt biscuit or making some off handed comment could have easily exploded that story into a nasty fight and one that could have left scars that would never heal. It would have taught the son a bad lesson as well how to not to be perceptive to the people that matter to you. We all want the same thing out of life, a happy peaceful home to live in one that nourishes and strengthens us and our family. That starts with your outlook on things and the way you handle life's little burnt biscuits. So smear some jelly and enjoy.
What I've learned over the years is that learning to accept each other's faults and differences will build a better relationship in fact those are the same reason in most cases you got together in the first place. Trust me I get it wrong more times then i get it right but I guess the trick is to keep trying to take that high road. So smear on some jelly and butter and enjoy it. That action alone will say more then your words could ever say.
