PLEASE FORGIVE ME, BUT I HAD 

TO ADD MY FAVORITE SONG!!! 

Take My Son...

This is Great 

Take a Moment to read; it will make your DAY! 

The ending will surprise YOU!

A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. 

They had everything in their collection, from Picasso to Raphael. 

They would often sit together and admire the GREAT Works 

of Art. When the Vietnam conflict broke out, the son went off

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 do not know me, but I am the

soldier, for whom your son gave his LIFE."  He saved many

lives that day. He was carrying me to safety when a bullet

struck him in the heart, killing him instantly.....

He often talked about YOU and your love for Art. The

young man held out this package. 'I know this is not much, 

and I'm not really an artist, but I think your son

would have wanted you to have this.'

THE FATHER......

Opened the package. It was a portrait of his son, drawn 

by this soldier. He stared in awe at the way the soldier

captured the personality of his son, in this piece of artwork.

The father was so drawn to the eyes that his own

eyes welled with tears. He thanked the young man and

offered to pay him for the picture. 'Oh, no, no sir, I could

never repay, for what your Son did for me.

 

This is YOUR Gift.'

 

The father hung the portrait over his mantle and, every

time visitors came he took them to see the portrait

of his son before, showing them, any of the other

great works he had collected.

 

The FATHER died a few months later.