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Bringing Out The Best In A Child As A Parent by Okusi(m): 6:30pm On Jan 31, 2016 |
A story is told about a young Thomas Edison who
came home one day with a paper for his mother. He
told her, “My teacher told me to give this paper only to
my mother.” Thomas’ mother read the note and her
eyes filled with tears. Thomas asked his mother what
the note said, and she read aloud, “Your son is a
genius. This school is too small for him and doesn’t
have enough good teachers for training him. Please
teach him yourself.”
And that’s exactly what Thomas’ mother did; she
homeschooled her child with devotion and dedication.
As the story goes, many years later after Thomas
Edison’s mother passed on, and he was now one of the
world’s greatest inventors, he found a folded paper
among other family items. He opened the very same
paper that had been handed to him to give to his
mother and read the following message: “Your son is
mentally ill. We won’t let him come to school
anymore.”
At that moment, Edison realized what his mother had
done for him so many years ago. He wrote in his diary:
“Thomas Alva Edison was an addled child that, by a
hero mother, became the genius of the century.”
Can you imagine what might have happened to Thomas
Edison if his mother had read to him the reckless and
hurtful words written by his foolish teacher? He might
never have invented the light bulb or made his many
other contributions to society.
Thank God for the wise words of his mother! She
created the context in which her son could grow to his
full potential.
Let’s take this message to heart and resolve to use our
words for healing today. Just as hurtful words can
cause uncontainable damage for life, so can wise
words positively affect a person for life. May the words
we use today change a life for the better. |
Re: Bringing Out The Best In A Child As A Parent by Meeloreh(f): 6:34pm On Jan 31, 2016 |
That's great! 1 Like |
Re: Bringing Out The Best In A Child As A Parent by Okusi(m): 8:05am On Mar 22, 2021 |
Meeloreh: Thanks darl |
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