Everyone has their own story. Everyone is following their own unique path. Everyone struggles. Everyone has triumphs. Everyone succeeds at something. Everyone has encountered failure. Here is a story that will make you think before judging too quickly:
A doctor entered the hospital in a hurry after being called in for an urgent surgery. He answered the call as soon as possible. He changed his clothes and went directly to the operating room where a young boy was prepared for surgery.
The boy’s father was pacing outside the room and upon seeing the doctor, yelled, “Why did you take all this time to come? Don’t you know that my son’s life is in danger? Don’t you have any sense of responsibility?”
The doctor smiled and said, “I am sorry, I was not in the hospital and I came as fast as I could after receiving the call and now, I ask you to calm down so that I can do my work.”
“Calm down?! What if your son was in this room right now, would you calm down? If your own son dies while waiting for a doctor, then what would you do?” The father’s words were loud and angry.
The doctor smiled again and replied, “We will do our best by God’s grace and you should also pray for your son’s health.”
The surgery took several hours, but the doctor emerged smiling and told the father the good news that his son was saved. He left without waiting for the father’s reply.
The nurse entered minutes after the doctor left and the father commented “Why is he so arrogant? He couldn’t wait a minute so that I could ask about my son.”
The nurse answered, tears streaming down her face, “His son died yesterday in a car accident, he was at the funeral when we called him for your son’s surgery. And now after he saved your son’s life, he rushed out to the burial of his own son.”
Don’t be too quick to judge. Everyone you meet is going through something. Everyone.
Sending you blessings of love and gratitude from Sterrett, Alabama!
Charity
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