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A man felt that he was too busy to visit his mother on Mother’s Day, so he stopped at a florist to wire her some carnations.
A little girl came in and tried to buy a rose for her mom for 75 cents. The clerk told her that a rose costs two dollars. Tears revealed her pain.
The man generously paid for the girl’s rose and then ordered carnations for his mother.
As he drove thoughtfully away, he saw the little girl in the nearby cemetery. He stopped and saw her tearfully placing the rose on her mother’s grave.
The man canceled his wire order of carnations. He personally delivered them to his mother. He decided to enjoy her presence while she was still alive.
The ‘mother’ of Mother’s Day
Anna Jarvis (1864-1948) was so proud of her mother that she worked to establish a day when she and others could honor their mother and all mothers. She is known as the “mother” of Mother’s Day.
