A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam.
A
story
is
told
about
a
soldier
who
was
finally
coming
home
after
having
fought
in
Vietnam
.
He called his parents from San Francisco.
He
called
his
parents
from
San
Francisco
.
"Mom and Dad, I'm coming home, but I have a friend I'd like to bring with me."
``
Mom
and
Dad
,
I
'm
coming
home
,
but
I
have
a
friend
I
'd
like
to
bring
with
me
.
''
"Sure," they replied, "we'd love to meet him."
``
Sure
,
''
they
replied
,
``
we
'd
love
to
meet
him
.
''
"There is something you should know," the son continued, "he was hurt badly in the fighting.
``
There
is
something
you
should
know
,
''
the
son
continued
,
``
he
was
hurt
badly
in
the
fighting
.
He lost an arm and a leg.
He
lost
an
arm
and
a
leg
.
He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to live with us."
He
has
nowhere
else
to
go
,
and
I
want
him
to
live
with
us
.
''
"I'm sorry to hear that, son.
``
I
'm
sorry
to
hear
that
,
son
.
Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live."
Maybe
we
can
help
him
find
somewhere
to
live
.
''
"No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us."
``
No
,
Mom
and
Dad
,
I
want
him
to
live
with
us
.
''
"Son," said the father, "you don't know what you're asking.
``
Son
,
''
said
the
father
,
``
you
do
n't
know
what
you
're
asking
.
Someone like the young man would be a terrible burden for us.
Someone
like
the
young
man
would
be
a
terrible
burden
for
us
.
We have our own lives to live, and we can't let something like this stay with our lives.
We
have
our
own
lives
to
live
,
and
we
ca
n't
let
something
like
this
stay
with
our
lives
.
I think you should just come home and forget about this guy.
I
think
you
should
just
come
home
and
forget
about
this
guy
.
He'll find a way to live on his own."
He
'll
find
a
way
to
live
on
his
own
.
''
At that point, the son hung up the phone.
At
that
point
,
the
son
hung
up
the
phone
.
A few days later, however, they received a call from the San Francisco police.
A
few
days
later
,
however
,
they
received
a
call
from
the
San
Francisco
police
.
Their son had died after falling down from a building.
Their
son
had
died
after
falling
down
from
a
building
.
The police believed it was suicide.
The
police
believed
it
was
suicide
.
The parents flew to San Francisco.
The
parents
flew
to
San
Francisco
.
To their surprise, they found their son had only one arm and one leg.
To
their
surprise
,
they
found
their
son
had
only
one
arm
and
one
leg
.
The parents in this story are like many of us.
The
parents
in
this
story
are
like
many
of
us
.
We find it easy to love those who are good-looking or fun, but we don't like people who make us feel uncomfortable.
We
find
it
easy
to
love
those
who
are
good-looking
or
fun
,
but
we
do
n't
like
people
who
make
us
feel
uncomfortable
.
We would rather stay away from people who aren't as healthy, beautiful, or smart as we are.
We
would
rather
stay
away
from
people
who
are
n't
as
healthy
,
beautiful
,
or
smart
as
we
are
.
A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from San Francisco.  "Mom and Dad, I'm coming home, but I have a friend I'd like to bring with me."  "Sure," they replied, "we'd love to meet him."  "There is something you should know," the son continued, "he was hurt badly in the fighting. He lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to live with us."  "I'm sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live."  "No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us."  "Son," said the father, "you don't know what you're asking. Someone like the young man would be a terrible burden for us. We have our own lives to live, and we can't let something like this stay with our lives. I think you should just come home and forget about this guy. He'll find a way to live on his own."  At that point, the son hung up the phone. A few days later, however, they received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling down from a building. The police believed it was suicide.  The parents flew to San Francisco. To their surprise, they found their son had only one arm and one leg.  The parents in this story are like many of us. We find it easy to love those who are good-looking or fun, but we don't like people who make us feel uncomfortable. We would rather stay away from people who aren't as healthy, beautiful, or smart as we are.