Heart Warming Kids Storiies

Share with you 3 short stories which I have read and warmed my heart, especially the second story.

Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.

The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.

Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.

When his mother asked him what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, "Nothing, I just helped him cry."

 

Teacher Debbie Moon's first graders were discussing a picture of a family.
 

One little boy in the picture had a different color hair than the other family members.

One child suggested that he was adopted and a little girl said, "I know all about adoptions because I was adopted."

"What does it mean to be adopted?" asked another child.

"It means," said the girl, "that you grew in your mommy's heart instead of her tummy."

 

A four year old girl was at the pediatrician for a check up.
 

As the doctor looked down her ears with an otoscope, he asked, "Do you think I'll find Big Bird in here?"

The little girl stayed silent.
 

Next, the doctor took a tongue depressor and looked down her throat. He asked, "Do you think I'll find the Cookie Monster down there"

Again, the little girl was silent.
 

Then the doctor put a stethoscope to her chest. As he listened to her heart beat, he asked, "Do you think I'll hear Barney in there?"
 

"Oh, no!" the little girl replied. "Jesus is in my heart. Barney's on my underpants."

 

心碎之后 （2006）

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Music
Genre:	Christian & Gospel
Artist:	温小平

因为听CVC的广播，我有机会听到更多福音之歌，并接触到了“心碎之后”这首歌，才认识了这张非常好听的专辑。

你可以大声说出你的痛苦
你可以大声喊出你的伤悲
你可以大声叫出你的无助
你卻不要放弃希望

你可以大声说出你的痛苦
你可以大声喊出你的伤悲
你可以大声叫出你的无助
你却不要拒绝明天

第一次听这首歌，不知道什么歌名，是因为听到以上一段歌曲之中的歌词，触动了我的绝望的心。。。使我深深地感动，就去搜索，找到了这首歌的歌名“心碎之后”，购买了这张专辑。

专辑里面的几首歌曲，都相当的好听，听了之后，就像现在一样，虽然又失眠了，但暂且少许地抚平了我的心。尤其是“也许”这首歌，仿佛变成了一个无助的小孩，等待，祈求受到关怀与呵护。

无论是什么事，为什么让我心碎，我真的很希望能如专辑所说的：
“心碎之后，似乎眼前一片黑暗、毫无希望。 需要遗忘、需要方向、需要勇气、需要成长。然后，你的心才能再度苏醒 ----- 遇见阳光。”

以下简介摘取于原始制作：
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温小平母女与音乐才子联手创作，编织出令你心灵悸动的故事。
让这张专辑成为你的心灵暖暖包，陪你度过生命的寒冬。

温小平，拥有一颗永远年轻温暖的心，总是想传递希望与真爱给每个人。
她是着作超过七十几本的作家，也是佳音电台《天使不打烊》、《小平趴趴走》的节目主持人，常受邀至各公司行号及学校演讲。总是用文字或言语鼓励人的温小平，这次与她亲爱的女儿一同创作，要用知性感动的音乐谱出温暖人心的故事。
曾罹患子宫颈癌，与死神擦肩而过的经历，使她更加热爱生命。了解人生的旅程总是有泪有笑，心碎之后，不会是整片漆黑，只要你心中仍有盼望，美丽将永远待续。
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喜欢的歌曲：心碎之后、也许、你能吗？

专辑歌曲列表：
.01. 他在我们心里
.02. 心碎之后
.03. 就是要爱我
.04. 相爱一辈子
.05. 心动
.06. 星期三的下午茶
.07. 你能吗？
.08. 你到哪儿去？
.09. 上帝的恩典
.10. 喜酒
.11. 也许


以下是另外一位歌手所演唱的这首歌
心碎之后
 


心碎之后

如果你的心 成了干渴的田地
求上帝的爱 滋润你
如果你的心 已是碎成了片片
让上帝的手 一针一线缝补
看着所爱的人 在怀中停了呼吸
止了心跳 却无力拯救只能伤心
望着温暖的家园 在风中断了墙垣
倒了支柱 却无力抵挡只能流泪

你可以大声说出你的痛苦
你可以大声喊出你的伤悲
你可以大声叫出你的无助
你卻不要放弃希望

你可以大声说出你的痛苦
你可以大声喊出你的伤悲
你可以大声叫出你的无助
你却不要拒绝明天

如果你的心 成了干渴的田地
求上帝的爱 让它开出花朵
如果你的心 已是碎成了片片
让上帝的手 摸过你每一个伤口


也许

也许你会抱怨世界太烦扰
让你的心没有一刻平静
也许你会抱怨身边的人太虚伪
让你不知道跟谁做朋友
也许你也跟着这个世界转动
每天忙碌不明到底为了什么
也许你也在一点一点改变
变得是那么陌生忘了你是谁
来到主的面前
摘下你的面具
会成小孩子的笑容
那么纯真甜美

来到主的面前
把你完全交给他
会成小孩子的呼吸
那么平静安稳

来到主的面前
不管闲言闲语
会成小孩子的话语
那么天真可爱

来到主的面前
把世界挡在外面
换成小孩子的心
只要相信不再害怕


你能吗？

你能叫狂风停止地不要动吗？
你能让黑暗退去光明永久吗？
你能叫日月颠倒星辰落尽吗？
你能使白发变红颜青春回转吗？

你能在狂风暴雨中等待天晴
你能在漫长黑夜中守候黎明
你能在日月星辰中捕捉美丽
你能在流失的岁月中体会悲喜

一切的事情都在神的手中
我们并无法改变神的计划
却可以选择接受生命的洗礼
是成长是恩典也是祝福


上帝的恩典

在上帝的国度里 没有小人物
每个人不管是贫穷 是富有 不分派迷
我们都是 上帝的心肝宝贝

在上帝的眼睛里 没有浓厚的云雾
每个人的空虚或绝望 他都看得清清除楚楚
一笔笔记在他的心头上

上帝的恩典 像一块玉样的土壤
让我们的灵魂 像主鲜亮天天长大
助我们勇敢地抵抗罪恶的诱惑

上帝的恩典 是早晨窗外的阳光
让路途中的困难 变成美丽乐章
使我们自己快乐 也能散发快乐

在上帝的国度里 没有小人物
每个人不管是贫穷 是富有 不分派迷
都可以 在上帝怀里 享受温暖

The Perfect Heart

The Perfect Heart

I would like to share this touching story with everyone who has a perfect heart...

  

One day, a young man was standing in the middle of the town proclaiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley. A large crowd gathered and they all admired his heart for it was perfect. There was not a mark or a flaw in it. Yes, they all agreed it truly was the most beautiful heart they had ever seen. The young man was very proud and boasted more loudly about his beautiful heart.

Suddenly, an old man appeared at the front of the crowd and said, "Why your heart is not nearly as beautiful as mine." The crowd and the young man looked at the old man's heart. It was beating strongly, but full of scars, it had places where pieces had been removed and other pieces put in, but they didn't fit quite right and there were several jagged edges. In fact, in some places there were deep gouges where whole pieces were missing. The people stared -- how can he say his heart is more beautiful, they thought?

The young man looked at the old man's heart and saw its state and laughed. "You must be joking," he said. "Compare your heart with mine, mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars and tears."

"Yes," said the old man, "yours is perfect looking but I would never trade with you.  You see, every scar represents a person to whom I have given my love - I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they give a piece of their heart which fits into the empty place in my heart, but because the pieces aren't exact, I have some rough edges, which I cherish, because they remind me of the love we shared.”

“Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart away, and the other person hasn't returned a piece of his heart to me. These are the empty gouges -- giving love is taking a chance. Although these gouges are painful, they stay open, reminding me of the love I have for these people too, and I hope someday they may return and fill the space I have waiting. So now do you see what true beauty is?"

The young man stood silently with tears running down his cheeks. He walked up to the old man, reached into his perfect young and beautiful heart, and ripped a piece out. He offered it to the old man with trembling hands. The old man took his offering, placed it in his heart and then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young man's heart. It fit, but not perfectly, as there were some jagged edges. The young man looked at his heart, not perfect anymore but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man's heart flowed into his. They embraced and walked away side by side.

What Are the Colors of Your Heart?

 

 

Blogthings - "What Are the Colors of Your Heart?" Quiz

 

What colors does your heart radiate? What do they say about how you love?
Here's my result:

 

 

***Your Heart is Yellow and Green***

Your heart is caring and generous.

You are kind, understanding, and forgiving.

You bring objectivity and rationality to relationships.

You're good at giving your partner freedom and space.

What Are The Keys To Your Heart

 

  

Blogthings - "What Are The Keys To Your Heart?" Quiz

(Thanks to Vanessa.)

I'm not sure you believe it or not, the results of the quiz are somehow very close to what I am thinking and afraid of.
Here's my result:


 

***The Keys To Your Heart***

You are attracted to those who are unbridled, untrammeled, and free.

In love, you feel the most alive when your partner is patient and never willing to give up on you.

You'd like to your lover to think you are optimistic and happy.

You would be forced to break up with someone who was ruthless, cold-blooded, and sarcastic.

Your ideal relationship is open. Both of you can talk about everything... no secrets.

Your risk of cheating is low. Even if you're tempted, you'd try hard not to do it.

You think of marriage as something that will confine you. You are afraid of marriage.

In this moment, you think of love as something you don't need.
You just feel like flirting around and playing right now.

Do You Follow Your Head or Your Heart?

 

Are you a super logical person who follows your head ? Or do your strong emotions make you follow your heart ?
 

 Blogthings - "Do you follow your head or heart?" Quiz

 
For me, I follow my heart... and the points stated are quite true!!

 

***You Follow Your Heart***

You're romantic, sentimental, and emotional.

 

You tend to fall in (and out of) love very quickly.

 

Some may call you fickle, but you can't help where your emotions take you.

 

You've definitely broken a few hearts, but you're not a heartbreaker by nature.

 

Your intentions are always good, even if they change with the wind.