Date: Sun, 14 May 2000 11:26:30 -0500
Reply-To: Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@PANGEA.CA>
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From: Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@PANGEA.CA>
Subject: The Military Wife (Mothers Day - No Vanagon Content)
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Hi Volks:
I have been saving this for months - waiting for this day to post this:
The good Lord was creating a model for military wives and was into His sixth
day of overtime when an angel appeared. She said, 'Lord, you seem to be
having a lot of trouble with this one. What's the matter with the standard
model?'
The Lord replied, 'Have you seen the specs on this order? She has to be
completely independent, possess the qualities of both father and mother, be
a perfect hostess to four or forty with an hour's notice, run on black
coffee, handle every emergency imaginable without a manual, be able to carry
on cheerfully, even if she's pregnant and has the flu, and she must be
willing to move 10 times in 17 years. And oh, yes, she must have six pairs
of hands."
The angel shook her head. "Six pairs of hands? No way."
The Lord continued, 'Don't worry, we will make other military wives to help
her. And we will give her an unusually strong heart so it can swell with
pride in her husband's achievements, sustain the pain of separations, beat
soundly when it's over-worked and tired, and be large enough to say, 'I
understand,' when she doesn't, and say 'I love you,' regardless."
The angel circled the model of the military wife, looked at it closely and
sighed, 'It looks fine, but it's too soft."
'She might look soft,' replied the Lord, 'but she has the strength of a
lion. You would not believe what she can endure.'
Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek of the
Lord's creation. 'There's a leak," she announced. 'Something is wrong with
the construction. I am not surprised that it has cracked. You are trying to
put too much into this model."
The Lord appeared offended at the angel's lack of confidence. "What you see
is not a leak,' he said. "It's a tear.'
"A tear? What is it there for?' asked the angel.
The Lord replied, 'It's for joy, sadness, pain, disappointment, loneliness,
pride, and a dedication to all the values that she and her husband hold
dear."
'You are a genius!' exclaimed the angel.
The Lord looked puzzled and replied, 'I didn't put it there."
Marshall Ruskin
84 Westy "Iron Igloo"
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Founding Member of "Vanagon's Anonymous"
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