Courtesy

I ran into a stranger as he passed by,

'Oh, excuse me please' was my reply.

He said,'Please excuse me too;

I wasn't watching for you.'

We were very polite

this starnger and I.

We went on our way and we said goodbye.

Later that day,cooking the evening meal,

he stood beside me very still.

When I turned, I nearly knocked him down

'Move out of the way,'

I said with a frown.

He walked away,his little heart broken.

I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.

While I lay awake in bed

a small voice came to me and said

'While dealing with a stranger,

common courtesy you use

but the love one,you seem to abuse.'

'Go and look on the kitchen floor

you'll find some flower there by the door.'

Those are the flowers he brought for me.

He picked them himself:pink,yellow ,and blue.

He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,

and I never saw the tear that filled his little eyes.

By this time, I felt very small,

And now my tear began to fall.

I quietly went and knelt by his bed

'wake up dear,wake up'

'Are these the flower you picked for me?'

He smiled,

'I found 'em out by the tree.

I picked 'em because they are pretty like you'

'I knew you'd like 'em,especially the pink.'

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Are you aware that if we died,

the company we are working for

could easily replace us in a matter of days.

but the love one we left behind

will feel the lose for the rest of their lives.