wonderful story thanks
On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 9:26 AM, chuck--lovesong45 <lovesong45@yahoo.com> wrote:
BEAUTIFUL STORY
This is
great, take a moment to read it, it will make your
day!
;The ending
will surprise
you.Take
my
Son.....A wealthy
man and his son loved to collect rare works of art.
They had everything in their collection,
fromPicasso to Raphael. They would often sit
together and admire the great works of
art..When the
Vietnam conflict broke out, the son went to war. He
was very courageous and died in battle while
rescuing another soldier. The father was notified
and grieved deeply for his only
son.About a
month later, just
before Christmas,There was a
knock at the door. A young man stood at the door
with a large package in his
hands..He said,
'Sir, you don't know me, but I am the soldier for
whom your son gave his life. He saved many lives
that day, and he was carrying me to safety when a
bullet struck him in the heart and he died
instantly... He often talked about you, and your
love for art.' The young man held out this package.
'I know this isn't much. I'm not really a great
artist, but I think your son would have wanted you
to have this.'The
fatherOpened the
package. It was a portrait of his son, painted by
the young man. He stared in awe at the way the
soldier had captured the personality of his son in
the painting. The father was so drawn to the eyes
that his own eyes welled up with tears. He thanked
the young man and offered to pay him for the
picture.. 'Oh, no sir, I could never repay what your
son did for me. It's a gift.'The father
hung the portrait over his mantle. Every time
visitors came to his home he took them to see the
portrait of his son before he showed them any of the
other great works he had
collected.The man died
a few months later. There was to be a great auction
of his paintings. Many influential people gathered,
excited over seeing the great paintings and having
an opportunity to purchase one for their
collection.On the
platform sat the painting of the son. The auctioneer
pounded his gavel. 'We will start the bidding with
this picture of the son. Who will bid for this
picture?'There was
silence...Then a voice
in the back of the room shouted, 'We want to see the
famous paintings. Skip this
one.'But the
auctioneer persisted. 'Will somebody bid for this
painting? Who will start the bidding? $100,
$200?'Another
voice angrily. 'We didn't come to see this painting.
We came to see the Van Gogh's,
the Rembrandts. Get on with the Real
bids!'But still
the auctioneer continued. 'The son! The son! Who'll
take the son?'Finally, a
voice came from the very back of the room. It was
the longtime gardener of the man and his son. 'I'll
give $10 for the painting...' Being a poor man, it
was all he could afford.'We have
$10, who will bid $20?''Give it to
him for $10. Let's see the
masters.'The crowd
was becoming angry. They didn't want the picture of
the son.They wanted
the more worthy investments for their
collections.The
auctioneer pounded the gavel.. 'Going once, twice,
SOLD for $10!'A man
sitting on the second row shouted, 'Now let's get on
with the collection!'The
auctioneer laid down his gavel. 'I'm sorry, the
auction is over.''What about
the paintings?''I am sorry.
When I was called to conduct this auction, I was
told of a secret stipulation in the will... I was
not allowed to reveal that stipulation until this
time. Only the painting of the son would be
auctioned. Whoever bought that painting would
inherit the entire estate, including the
paintings.The man who
took the son gets everything!'God gave
His son 2,000 years ago to die on the cross. Much
like the auctioneer, His message today is: 'The son,
the son, who'll take the son?'Because, you
see, whoever takes the Son gets
everything.FOR GOD SO LOVED THE
WORLD HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, WHO SO
EVER BELIEVETH, SHALL HAVE ETERNAL
LIFE...THAT'S LOVEPlease send
this to ten people and back to the one who sent it
to you.God
Bless.If I don't get
this back, I will know you really didn't read it. I
got this from someone and thought the last part was
really a good thought..Too bad
that the person who sent it to me
did not know 10
people who would admit to knowing
the Lord.
--
http://MisfitsCafe.com/Diane
http://dianesworld1.blogspot.com/
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