REAL BEAUTY When a first-time father cuddled his newborn son, he immediately noticed the babys ears conspicuously standing out from his head. He expressed his concern to the nurse that some children might taunt his child, calling him names like Dumbo. A doctor examined the baby and reassured the new dad that his son was healthy - the ears presented only a minor cosmetic problem. But the nervous father persisted. He wondered if the child might suffer psychological effects of ridicule, or if they should consider plastic surgery. The nurse assured him that it was really no problem, and he should just wait to see if the boy grows into his ears. The father finally felt more optimistic about his child, but now he worried about his wifes reaction to those large, protruding ears. She had delivered by cesarean section, and had not yet seen the child. She doesnt take things as easily as I do, he said to the nurse. By this time, the new mother was settled in the recovery room and ready to meet her new baby. The nurse went along with the dad to lend some support in case this inexperienced mother became upset about her babys large ears. The infant was swaddled in a receiving blanket with his head covered for the short trip through the chilly air-conditioned corridor. The baby was placed in his mothers arms, who eased the blanket back so that she could gaze upon her child for the first time. She took one look at her babys face and looked to her husband and gasped, Oh, Honey! Look! He has your ears! No problem with Mom. She married those ears...and she loves the man to whom they are attached. The poet Khalil Gibran said, Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart. Its hard to see the ears when youre looking into the light.
Posted on: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 02:02:22 +0000
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