Gifts are in the eye of the beholder

Tuesday's Truthful Humor

A single mom had three sons and when they  grew up, they went out on their own and prospered. Each of them wanted to do something nice for their mom, get her some sort of extraordinary gift, and if truth be told, they were trying to outdo each other…
Anyway, after they had each blessed her, they got together to discuss their gifts. The oldest son said: "I built a big house for our mother."
      
Wow, the two brothers exclaimed.
The middle son said: "I sent her a Mercedes with a driver."
That was thoughtful the others said.
      
The youngest said: "You remember how our mother enjoys reading the Bible.
Uh-huh
Well, now she can't see very well. So I sent her a remarkable parrot that recites the entire Bible. It took elders in the church 12 years to teach him. Mama just has to name the chapter and verse and the parrot recites it."
      
The other two were really impressed.
After receiving their gifts, their mother sent out her letters of thanks.
      
"Milton," she said, "the house you built is so huge. I live only in one room, but I have to clean the whole house.”
      
"Gerald," she said, "I am too old to travel. I stay most of the time at home so I rarely use the Mercedes. And that driver is so rude!!"
      
"But Donald," she said, "the little chicken you sent was delicious!"
 
Ahh, what are you doing with your time and talents in this time of uncertainty? To share them in this time of uncertainty is perhaps the greatest investment you’ll ever make into others and self.
 
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