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A couple's young son drank poison from an open medicine bottle after the father asked the busy mother to cap it but she forgot. When the boy collapsed, the distraught mother brought him to the hospital. Upon seeing his son in the ICU and his terrified wife, the father uttered just five words to console and support her: "I am with you Darling". The story implies that rather than blame, the father chose to comfort his wife in her time of need.

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Five Words

A couple's young son drank poison from an open medicine bottle after the father asked the busy mother to cap it but she forgot. When the boy collapsed, the distraught mother brought him to the hospital. Upon seeing his son in the ICU and his terrified wife, the father uttered just five words to console and support her: "I am with you Darling". The story implies that rather than blame, the father chose to comfort his wife in her time of need.

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" FIVE WORDS "

A boy was born to a couple after seven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and the boy was the gem of their eyes. When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for office so he asked his wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. His wife, preoccupied in the kitchen totally forgot the matter.

The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle fascinated by its color and drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous medicine meant for adults in small dosages. When the child collapsed the mother hurried him to the hospital. The mother was stunned. She was terrified how she was going to face her husband. When the distraught father came to the hospital and saw the child in ICU, he looked at his wife and uttered just five words.

QUESTIONS : 1. What were the five words ? 2. What is the implication of this story?

ANSWER : The husband just said "I am with you Darling". The husband's totally unexpected reaction is a proactive behavior. The child is in ICU. There is no point in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if only he had taken time to keep the bottle away, this would not have happened. No one is to be blamed. She also feels guilty for her child. What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband.

Sometimes we spend lot of time in asking who is responsible or whom to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know

If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective, there would be much fewer problems in the world. "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." Take off all your envies, jealousies, un-forgiveness, selfishness, and fears. And you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think.

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