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Keep your fork

Yanuck

Well-known member
A Woman and a Fork
> >>
> >> There was a young woman who had been diagnosed with
> >> a terminal illness and
> >> had been given three months to live. So as she was
> >> getting her things 'in
> >> order,' she contacted her Pastor and had him come to
> >> her house to discuss
> >> certain aspects of her final wishes.
> >>
> >> She told him which songs she wanted sung at the
> >> service, what scriptures
> >> she would like read, and what outfit she wanted to
> >> be buried in.
> >> Everything was in order and the Pastor was
> >> preparing to leave when the
> >> young woman suddenly remembered something very
> >> important to her.
> >> 'There's one more thing,' she said excitedly.
> >> 'What's that?' came the Pastor's reply.
> >> ; 'This is very important,' the young woman continued.
> >> 'I want to be buried
> >> with a fork in my right hand.'
> >> The Pastor stood looking at the young woman, not
> >> knowing quite what to say.
> >> That surprises you, doesn't it?' the young woman
> >> asked.
> >> 'Well, to be honest, I'm puzzled by the request,'
> >> said the Pastor.
> >> The young woman explained. 'My grandmother once
> >> told me this story, and
> >> from that time on I have always tried to pass along
> >> its message to those I
> >> love and those who are in need of encouragement. In
> >> all my years of
> >> attending socials and dinners, I always remember
> >> that when the dishes of the
> >> main course were being cleared, someone would
> >> inevitably lean over and say,
> >> 'Keep your fork.' It was my favorite part because I
> >> knew that something
> >> better was coming...like velvety chocolate cake or
> >> deep-dish apple pie.
> >> Something wonderful, and with substance!'
> >>
> >> So, I just want people to see me there in that
> >> casket with a fork in my
> >> hand and I want them to wonder 'What's with the
> >> fork?' Then I want yo u to
> >> tell them: 'Keep your fork, the best is yet to
> >> come.'
> >>
> >> The Pastor's eyes welled up with tears of joy as he
> >> hugged the young woman
> >> good-bye. He knew this would be one of the last
> >> times he would see her
> >> before her death. But he also knew that the young
> >> woman had a better grasp
> >> of heaven than he did. She had a better grasp of
> >> ; what heaven would be like
> >> than many people twice her age, with twice as much
> >> experience and knowledge.
> >> She KNEW that something better was coming.
> >>
> >> At the funeral people were walking by the young
> >> woman's casket and they saw
> >> the cloak she was wearing and the fork placed in her
> >> right hand. Over and
> >> over, the Past or heard the question, 'What's with
> >> the fork?' And over and
> >> over he smiled.
> >>
> >> During his message, the Pastor told the people of
> >> the conversation he had
> >> with the young woman shortly before she died. He
> >> also told them about the
> >> fork and about what it symbolized to her. He told
> >> the people how he could
> >> not stop thinking about the fork and told them that
> &g t;> they probably would not
> >> be able to stop thinking about it either.
> >>
> >> He was right. So the next time you reach down for
> >> your fork let it remind
> >> you, ever so gently, that the best is yet to come.
> >> Friends are a very rare
> >> jewel, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you
> >> to succeed. They lend
> >> an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always
> >> want to open their
> >> hearts to us.
> >>
> >> Show your friends how much you care. Remember to
> >> always be there for them,
> >> even when you need them more. For you never know
> >> when it may be their time
> >> to 'Keep your fork.'
> >>
> >> Cherish the time you have , and the memories you
> >> share ... being friends
> >> with someone is not an opportunity but a sweet
> >> responsibility.
 

Jassy

Well-known member
It had been a long time since I had read this...thanks again for posting it and reminding me...words to remember..thanks
 
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