My mother used to ask me what is the most important part of the body. Through the years I would take a guess at what I thought was the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought sound was very important to us as humans, so I said, “My ears, Mommy.”
She said, “No. Many people are deaf. But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon.”
Several years passed before she asked me again. Since making my first attempt, I had contemplated the correct answer. So this time I told her, “Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it must be our eyes.”
She looked at me and told me, “You are learning fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind.”
Stumped again, I continued my quest for knowledge and over the years, Mother asked me a couple more times and always her answer was, “No. But you are getting smarter every year, my child.”
Then last year, my grandpa died. Everybody was hurt. Everybody was crying. Even my father cried. I remember that especially because it was only the second time I saw him cry. My Mom looked at me when it was our turn to say our final good-bye to Grandpa. She asked me, “Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?”
I was shocked when she asked me this now. I always thought this was a game between her and me. She saw the confusion on my face and told me, “This question is very important. It shows that you have really lived in your life. For every body part you gave me in the past, I have told you were wrong and I have given you an example why.
But today is the day you need to learn this important lesson.” She looked down at me as only a mother can. I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, “My dear, the most important body part is your shoulder.”
I asked, “Is it because it holds up my head?” She replied, “No, it is because it can hold the head of a friend or a loved one when they cry. Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometime in life, my dear. I only hope that you have enough love and friends that you will always have a shoulder to cry on when you need it.”
Then and there I knew the most important body part is not a selfish one. It is sympathetic to the pain of others. People will forget what you said … People will forget what you did … But people will NEVER forget how you made them feel.
9 Responses to “Story Corner: Important Part of the Body”
NICE STORY BUT I THINK THAT THE HEART IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE BODY COZ WITHOUT IT U CANT FEEL HERT AND CRY AND NEED SOMEONE TO CRY OVER HIS SHOULDER….
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not again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?
CUTE ANGEL; that’s somehow true, but remember the last part of the story
“Then and there I knew the most important body part is not a selfish one.”
The writer emphasized that the most imp. part mustn’t be a selfish one, so if it were heart, it should be so, the heart is to let yourself feel and cry, but shoulders are to let others feel and cry on. then those people will NEVER forget how you made them feel. The message here is to show caring about others not oneself.
ibrahimmbi; what did you mean by saying that? is there something bothering you?
no thanx … a my little bug just passed away again !!
i am glad to tell you that it was a joke of me … that comment from CUTE ANGEL was from me i was testing u .. and you passed it very well … i recommend to retake ur exam i hope it well be less than 48% this time 😉 …
viva la queens …
1- “pass away = die”, you should have used “pass through = fool” instead.
2- is that why you used upper-case letters?
3- I think if I take the test again I may get 67% this time. LOOOL
i meant it you … “pass away”
And I thought that you cheated the spam catcher again and passed a comment by force.