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.