I KNEW YOU WOULD COME

There were two
childhood buddies
who went through
school and college
and even joined
the army together.
War broke out and
they were fighting
in the same unit.
One night they
were ambushed.
Bullets were flying
all over and out of
the darkness came
a voice, "Harry,
please come and
help me." Harry
immediately
recognized the
voice of his
childhood buddy,
Bill. He asked the
captain if he could
go. The captain
said, "No, I can't let
you go, I am
already short-
handed and I
cannot afford to
lose one more
person. Besides,
the way Bill
sounds he is not
going to make it."
Harry kept quiet.
Again the voice
came, "Harry,
please come and
help me." Harry sat
quietly because
the captain had
refused earlier.
Again and again
the voice came.
Harry couldn't
contain himself
any longer and
told the captain,
"Captain, this is my
childhood buddy. I
have to go and
help." The captain
reluctantly let him
go. Harry crawled
through the
darkness and
dragged Bill back
into the trench.
They found that
Bill was dead. Now
the captain got
angry and shouted
at Harry, "Didn't I
tell you he was not
going to make it?
He is dead, you
could have been
killed and I could
have lost a hand.
That was a
mistake." Harry
replied, "Captain, I
did the right thing.
When I reached Bill
he was still alive
and his last words
were 'Harry, I
knew you would
come.
Good relationships are
hard to find and once
developed should be
nurtured. We are often
told: Live your dream.
But you cannot live your
dream at the expense
of others. People who
do so are unscrupulous.
We need to make
personal sacrifices for
our family, friends, and
those we care about
and who depend on us.