tell me the moral of the story
By jidesh
@jidesh (283)
Canada
April 11, 2008 12:52pm CST
A father passing by his teenage daughter's bedroom was astonished to
see the bed was nicely made and everything was neat and tidy. Then he saw
an envelope propped up prominently on the centre of the pillow. It was
addressed "Dad". With the worst premonition, he opened the envelope and
read the letter with trembling hands:-
Dear Dad,
It is with great regret and sorrow that I'm writing you, but I'm
leaving home. I had to elope with my new boyfriend Randy because I wanted to
avoid a scene with Mom and you. I've been finding real passion with
Randy and he is so nice to me. I know when you meet him you'll like him
too - even with all his piercing, tattoos, and motorcycle clothes. But
it's not only the passion Dad, I'm pregnant and Randy said that he wants
me to have the kid and that we can be very happy together. Even though
Randy is much older than me (anyway, 42 isn't so old these days is
it?), and has no money, really these things shouldn't stand in the way of
our relationship, don't you agree?
Randy has a great CD collection; he already owns a trailer in the woods
and has a stack of firewood for the whole winter. It's true he has
other girlfriends as well but I know he'll be faithful to me in his own
way. He wants to have many more children with me and that's now one of my
dreams too.
Randy taught me that marijuana doesn't really hurt anyone and he'll be
growing it for us and we'll trade it with our friends for all the
cocaine and ecstasy we want. In the meantime, we'll pray that science will
find a cure for AIDS so Randy can get better; he sure deserves it!!
Don't worry Dad, I'm 15 years old now and I know how to take care of
myself. Someday I'm sure we'll be back to visit so you can get to know
your grandchildren.
Your loving daughter,
Rosie.
At the bottom of the page were the letters "PTO". Hands still
trembling, her father turned the sheet, and read:
PS: Dad, none of the above is true. I'm over at the neighbour's house.
I just wanted to remind you that there are worse things in life than my
report card that's in my desk centre drawer. Please sign it and call
when it is safe for me to come home. I love you!
tell me the moral of the story
2 responses
@kulaskulasito (430)
• United States
11 Apr 08
Nice story. Made me smile. Hmmmm, even at this point, I can enumerate a lot of moral in the story. Let me aticulate some:
1. The way one says about something is really important as the message itself. Who says that what's important is the gift and not the wrapper? Both are important; and equally must they be regarded with respect and importance. I remember a story. Once there was in a Chinese kingdom an emperor who is known to be so fierce and vicious. So one time he called on his two fortune tellers to tell him the future and the odds of his life. The first teller went and saw the hands of the emperor and said: "Oh my beloved emperor, you are an unlucky man. Your mother, sister, wife and daughter will be murdered when the other Kingdom ransacks ours in the years to come." Angry at the fortuneteller's vision, the King had him killed instantly, no questions asked. He called for the next fortuneteller, and, knowing that the first one was sent to be killed, and fearing that he was gonna see the same vision as the first one did, he sought for the hands of the King and said, "Oh my mighty king, you are the strongest man in this world, so strong that your life shall endure, and you will outlive your mother, sister, wife and daughter in the years to come. Blessed are you for your long life." Having said that, the King appointed the second fortuneteller as his primary counselor, and from that day on earned the pleasant approval of the King in many of his advice. GOT THE POINT?! lol
2. I am just marveled at the fact that young people nowadays are increasinly becoming more and more creative in the way the handle themselves. Look at the daughter. I mean, had I have been in her place (not that I'm saying I flunked any of my subjects, because I haven't my entire scholastic life), I would have immediately admitted mistake and put everything back in silence after my father or mother have vented their smoldering anger at me. Well, kuddos to the girl. She knows how to be creative and for that, she can her father's smile, and a bit of anger of course.
3. And lastly, the moral of the story is to study hard so that one does not anymore go into the trouble of having to think of edgy ways to get oneself out of those nasty parental naggings which is gonna last for some day. The moral of the story is to study hard so that one does not suffer the terrible dread of being stripped of an amount in one's allowance as one of the punishment. The moral of the story is to study well so that one spares oneself of the cruel punishment of having to miss some friends night outs because of being grounded for a month.
Thanks.
@sharay (2769)
• India
11 Apr 08
First of all, very funny...in a serious note, this is what happens to many adolescent children, the parents want them to study, study and study always to get good grades and are very focused on it rather than on how the child spends his/her life apart from the academic side..this story is the best example that an ideal character is very important to lead a successful life than mere acadamic grades and also lets the parents know that studying is not everything
