Originally Posted by mkirkpatrick  Sometimes in life it is difficult to know the difference,you have to go with your gut feeling,
and take what seems at times a chance,I remember a mother that I once worked with,
whose son was heavily into drugs,he would do shop lifting and stealing where ever he
could,he was such a thief that you would be afraid to yawn in front of,or else he would steal your false teeth and sell them!
She came to me one day and asked me a question;she said that she was so worried about her son,she thought that he would kill himself with the drugs,and wanted to report him to the police,so that maybe he could get some treatment for his addiction in jail!
But she said,I am his mother,how can I do this!!I said to her that she must do what her
heart and gut feelings tell her,and let your conscience be your guide,she did after a couple of days thinking it over,report herson to the police,he was arrested and did
eventually go to jail for eighteen months,while there he did reluctantly go for treatment
for his addiction,and after a while,even forgave his mum for shopping him to the police,
when he realised how she so worried about him,now many moons have past,andhe is still
clean and sober,and his mother looks ten years younger.
regards michael. |