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Every month Martín’s parents took a trip to see Grandma and came home on the same train the next day. One day the child said to his parents:
After a brief discussion, his parents accepted. They stood with him as he waited for the train to exit. They said goodbye to their son and gave him some tips through the window. Martin repeated to them:
As the train was about to leave, his father murmured in his ear:
“Son if you feel bad or insecure, this is for you!"
And he put something in his pocket.
Now Martin was alone, sitting on the train as he had wanted, without his parents for the first time.
He was admiring the landscape out the window. Around him some unknowns pushed themselves in. They made a lot of noise. They got in and out of the train car. The conductor made some comments about him being alone. One person looked at him with eyes of sadness.
Martin was feeling more uneasy with every minute that passed. And now he was scared. He felt cornered and alone. He put his head down, and with tears in his eyes, he remembered his dad had put something in his pocket. Trembling, he searched for what his father had given him. Upon finding the piece of paper he read it:
“Son, I'm in the last train car!"
That's how life is, we must let our kids go. We must let them try new things. But we always like to be in the last car, watching, in case they are afraid or in case they find obstacles and don’t know what to do. We want to be close to them as long as we are still alive.
(Credit goes to the respected owner.)"
Such a clever Dad, huh? I have no kids, but I can imagine it is hard when they try to grow up so very fast...
I leave you with...
"Albert Einstein's creative and brilliant quotes
16 comments:
That was a very clever Dad. I remember the time we let our older son travel alone from Adelaide to Mount Gambier. His school friend's family had moved there and when it was holidays G invited M to visit, both boys were 12, almost 13, so we took M to the bus station and waved goodbye. Ten days later we waited for the bus to arrive back at the station and I watched my son walking along the aisle to the doors and his face was different. Still my boy but I could see the man appearing, just with that ten days of independence.
Wow. That´s all I can say, having no kids myself. I can imagine it made you very proud and broke your heart a bit at the same time... ?
Sweet story. It is hard letting go and letting kids find their own path through the world. It's hard because we can't/won't always be in the last train car.
I can only learn from you to understand...
My Dad ... he said to my Brother it was hard to let me go. But he did.
...when our children were young, I saw a poster, It said. The two most important things to give your children are, "roots and wings!"
That is such a clever Dad. I love this story!!!! And there's so much truth about the Einstein story too. Hope you're having a great weekend. hugs-Erika
Love the story, Iris.
We all go through stages of being down in the dumps but you will pull out of it and get your energy back. ;-)
Great story, thanks for sharing. If you are in a creative slump (which is sounds like) it's an ok place to be...and you can just enjoy seeing whatever is around you and doing just what you like. I've been there many times, and somehow some idea comes along which is a kind of boost.
I love this story. I think our Kevin could benefit greatly from its wisdom.
Great story! And a good Dad. I remember when my oldest son started kindergarten. I walked with him halfway to the school, which was just 2 blocks from where we lived then. I could not go further as I had 3 other little boys to take care of, but he could see me until he was in view of the school. How it broke my heart as he kept turning and waving at me until he was out of sight! Poor, brave little boy.
A very clever quote!
Yes to both! :-) hugs and to a great new week!
RedPat, yes, I hope the energy comes back very soon! I must resume training!
Barbara, yes! Plan: Resume training and not care about the darn taxes too much!
Glad the story gave you some wisdom :-)
Awwwww, that is some bitter-sweet story. Did you tell him?
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