Understand The Importance Of Saying It In Time..

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Understand the importance of saying it in time....For time n tide waits for no one..



FOR ALL THE SONS & DAUGHTERS, YOUNG & OLD.....

IT STARTS ..


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.

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 be 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. 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.
It
happened so suddenly that I did to do anything for her.
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.
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."



Pass this along to everyone with an aging parent, to a child, to
an adult, to anyone with a parent. Here's hoping today is better
than yesterday and tomorrow...