The Importance OF life

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 was 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 your 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.
>>> > > >
>>> > > >The origination of this letter is unknown, but it brings
>>> > > >good luck to everyone who passes it on. Most people
>>> > > >walk in and out of your life, but only friends leave
>>> > > >footprints in your heart.
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