Learn from the untold story of this man.
'Spend time with your family'
Is the title of today's inspirational message.
A man narrating his date with his mother after 21
yrs.....
.After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to
take another woman out to dinner and a movie.
She said, “I love you, but I know this other
woman loves you and would love to spend some
time with you.” Smile
The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit
was my MOTHER, who has been a widow for 19
years, but the demands of my work and my three
children had made it possible to visit her only
occasionally. That night I called to invite her to go
out for dinner and a movie. “What’s wrong, are
you well?” she asked.
My mother is the type of woman who suspects
that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a
sign of bad news. “I thought that it would be
pleasant to spend some time with you,” I
responded. “Just the two of us.” She thought
about it for a moment, and then said, “I would like
that very much.”
That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her
up I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her
house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be
nervous about our date. She waited in the door
with her coat on. She had curled her hair and was
wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate
her last wedding anniversary. She smiled from a
face that was as radiant as an angel’s. “I told my
friends that I was going to go out with my son,
and they were impressed, “she said, as she got
into the car. “They can’t wait to hear about our
meeting.”
We went to a restaurant that, although not
elegant, was very nice and cozy. My mother took
my arm as if she were the First Lady. After we sat
down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only
read large print . Half way through the entries, I
lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring
at me. A nostalgic smile was on her lips. “It was I
who used to have to read the menu when you
were small,” she said. “Then it’s time that you
relax and let me return the favor,” I responded.
During the dinner, we had an agreeable
conversation – nothing extraordinary but catching
up on recent events of each other’s life. We
talked so much that we missed the movie. As we
arrived at her house later, she said, “I’ll go out
with you again, but only if you let me invite you.”
I agreed.
“How was your dinner date?” asked my wife when
I got home. “Very nice. Much more so than I
could have imagined,” I answered.
A few days later, my mother died of a massive
heart attack. Shocked Cry It happened so suddenly
that I didn’t have a chance to do anything for her.
Cry Some time later, I received an envelope with
a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place
mother and I had dined. An attached note said: “I
paid this bill in advance. I wasn’t sure that I could
be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two plates –
one for you and the other for your wife. You will
never know what that night meant for me. I love
you, son.”
At that moment, I understood the importance of
saying in time: “I LOVE YOU” and to give our
loved ones the time that they deserve. Smile
Nothing in life is more important
than your family. Give them the
time they deserve, because these
things cannot be put off till some
other time.