This is an excerpt from the Relationships chapter of a book I have been reading daily for the past few months called "The 21 Indispensable Qualities Of Being A Leader" by John C. Maxwell. It hit home on the incredible power of building and strengthening relationships with others; especially relationships that have been lost. I hope this touches your hearts as it has touched mine.
Daily Take-Away
In a short story titled "The Capitol of the World," nobel prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway tells about a father and a teenage son, Paco, whose relationship breaks down. After the son runs away from home, the father begins a long journey in search of him. Finally as a last resort, the man puts an ad in the local news paper in Madrid. It reads, "Dear Paco, meet me in front of the newspaper office tomorrow at noon...all is forgiven...I love you." the next morning in front of the newspaper office were eight hundred men named Paco, desiring to restore a broken relationship. Never underestimate the power of relationships in people's lives.
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