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Woman's Only Flaw
Editor
Note: I found this on the Internet and published it in my weekly Daily
Advocate column 15 years ago. For this Mother's Day, I felt it was time
to make it available to County News Online readers. In honor of my Mom
and all Mothers everywhere.
“When God created Woman, he was working late on the sixth day.
An Angel came by and asked, ‘Why spend so much time on her?’
The Lord answered, ‘Have you seen all the specifications I have to meet
to shape her?'”
“She must function on all kinds of situations.
“She must be able to embrace several kids at the same time, have a hug
that can heal anything from a bruised knee to a broken heart.
“She must do all this with only two hands.
“She cures herself when sick and can work 18 hours a day.'”
The Angel was impressed. “Just two hands? Impossible! And this is the
standard model?”
The Angel came closer and touched the woman. “But you have made her so
soft, Lord.”
“She is soft,” said the Lord, “but I have made her strong. You can’t
imagine what she can endure and overcome.”
“Can she think?” the Angel asked.
The Lord answered, “Not only can she think, she can reason and
negotiate.”
The Angel touched her cheeks. “Lord, it seems this creation is leaking!
You have put too many burdens on her.”
“She is not leaking. It is a tear,” the Lord corrected the Angel.
“What’s it for?” asked the Angel.
The Lord said, “Tears are her way of expressing her grief, her doubts,
her love, her loneliness, her suffering and her pride.”
This made a big impression on the Angel. “Lord, you are a genius. You
thought of everything. A woman is indeed marvelous.”
The Lord said, “Indeed she is. She has strength that amazes a man. She
can handle trouble and carry heavy burdens. She holds happiness, love
and opinions.
“She smiles when she feels like screaming. She sings when she feels
like crying, cries when happy and laughs when afraid. She fights for
what she believes in.
“Her love is unconditional. Her heart is broken when a next-of-kin or a
friend dies but she finds strength to get on with life.”
The Angel asked, “So she is a perfect being?”
The Lord replied, “No. She has just one drawback.
“She often forgets what she is worth.”
—Author unknown
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