[Lovers India] The Stranger

Very nice and moral story ,that every one should understand that the impact of
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On 8/21/12, BROKEN HEART <nocure4brokenheart@gmail.com> wrote:
> The Stranger *
>
> A few years after I was born, my Dad met a stranger who was new to our
> small Texas town. From the beginning, Dad was fascinated with this
> enchanting newcomer and soon invited him to live with our family. The
> stranger was quickly accepted and was around from then on.
>
> As I grew up, I never questioned his place in my family. In my young mind,
> he had a special niche. My parents were complementary instructors: Mom
> taught me good from evil, and Dad taught me to obey. But the stranger...he
> was our storyteller. He would keep us spellbound for hours on end with
> Adventures, mysteries and comedies.
> If I wanted to know anything about politics, history or science, he always
> knew the answers about the past, understood the present and even seemed
> able to predict the future! He took my family to the first major league
> ball game. He made me laugh, and he made me cry. The stranger never
> stopped. Talking, but Dad didn't seem to mind.
> Sometimes, Mom would get up quietly while the rest of us were shushing each
> other to listen to what he had to say, and she would go to the kitchen for
> peace and quiet. (I wonder now if she ever prayed for the stranger to
> leave.)
>
> Dad ruled our household with certain moral convictions, but the stranger
> never felt obligated to honor them. Profanity, for example, was not
> allowed in our home... Not from us, our friends or any visitors. Our
> longtime visitor, however, got away with four letter words that burned my
> ears and made my dad squirm and my mother blush. My Dad didn't permit the
> liberal use of alcohol. But the stranger encouraged us to try it on a
> regular Basis. He made cigaretres look cool, cigars manly and pipes
> distinguished.
> He talked freely (much too freely!) about sex. His comments were sometimes
> blatart, sometimes suggestive, and generally embarrassing.
>
> I now understand that my early concepts about relationships were influenced
> strongly by the stranger. Time after time, he opposed the values of my
> parents, yet he was seldom rebuked... And NEVER asked to leave.
> More than fifty years have passed since the stranger moved in with our
> family. He has blended right in and is not nearly as fascinating as he was
> at first. Still, if you could walk into my parents' den today, you would
> still find him sitting over in his corner, waiting for someone to listen to
> him talk and watch him draw his pictures.
>
> His name?=.... .. .
>
>
>
> We just call him 'TV.'
>
> *
> **
> **
> *He has a wife now....We call her 'Computer.'
> *
>
> EVERY INVENTION HAS ITS DRAWBACKS. ONE SHOULD KNOW THE LIMITS
> AND THEN NO HARM WILL B DONE............
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