By
the time the Lord made mothers, he was into his
sixth
day of working overtime. An Angel appeared
and
said "Why are you spending so much time on
this
one?"
The
Lord answered and said, "Have you seen the
spec
sheet on her? She has to be completely
washable,
but not plastic, have 200 movable parts,
all
replaceable, run on black coffee and leftovers,
have
a lap that can hold three children at one time
and
that disappears when she stands up, have a
kiss
that can cure anything from a scraped knee to
a
broken heart, and have six pairs of hands."
The
Angel was astounded at the requirements for
this
one. "Six pairs of hands! No way!?" said the
Angel.
The
Lord replied, "Oh, it's not the hands that are
the
problem. It's the three pairs of eyes that mothers
have!
"
"And that's just the standard model?" the Angel asked.
The
Lord nodded in agreement, "Yes, one pair of
eyes
are to see through the closed door as she asks
her
children what they are doing even though she
already
knows. Another pair in the back of her head
are
to see what she needs to know even though
no
one thinks she can. And the third pair are here
in
front of her head. They are for looking at an
errant
child and saying that she understands and
loves
him or her, without even saying a single word."
The
Angel tried to stop the Lord. "This is too much
work
for one day. Wait until tomorrow to finish."
"But
I can't!" The Lord protested, "I am so close to
finishing
this creation that is so close to my own
heart.
She already heals herself when she is sick
AND
can feed a family of six on a pound of
hamburger
and can get a nine year old to stand in
the
shower."
The
Angel moved closer and touched the woman,
"But
you have made her so soft, Lord."
"She
is soft ", the Lord agreed, "but I have also
made
her tough. You have no idea what she can
endure
or accomplish."
"Will she be able to think?", asked the Angel.
The
Lord replied, "Not only will she be able to
think,
she will be able to reason and negotiate!"
The
Angel then noticed something and reached
out
and touched the woman's cheek. "Ooops, it
looks
like you have a leak with this model. I told
you
that you were trying to put too much into
this
one."
"That's
not a leak!" The Lord objected. "That's a
tear."
"What's the tear for?" the Angel asked.
The
Lord said, "The tear is her way of expressing
her
joy, her sorrow, her disappointment, her
pain,
her lonliness, her grief, and her pride."
The
Angel was impressed. "You are a genius, Lord.
You
thought of everything. For MOTHERS are truly
amazing!"
~Author Unknown~