a TRUE FRIENd [a moral story]

A true friend is a special gift from God and indeed a rare gem. Read this short story and see why I said so.


The soldier's heart was filled with horror
soldier as he saw
his lifelong friend fall in battle.
Caught in a trench with
continuous gunfire whizzing
over his head, the soldier asked
his lieutenant if he might go out
into the "no man's land"
between the trenches to bring
his fallen comrade back.
"You can go," said the
lieutenant, “but i don't think
it's worth it. Your friend is
probably dead and you may
loose your own life too." The
lieutenant's advice didn't
matter, and the soldier went
anyway. Luckily, he
managed to reach his friend,
Placed him onto his shoulder and
bring him back to their
company's trench. As the two
of them tumbled in together to
the bottom of the trench, the
officer checked the wounded
soldier, and then looked kindly
at his friend.
“I told you it wouldn't be
worth it,” he said. “Your
friend is dead and you are
Terribly wounded.”
“It was worth it, though, sir,”
said the soldier.
“What do you mean; worth
it?” responded the Lieutenant.
“Your friend is dead.”
“Yes, Sir” the private
answered. “But it was worth it
because when I got to him, he
was still alive and I had the
satisfaction of hearing him
saying his last words, “Joe…, I knew you'd
come.”

mORAL OF THE STORy
Many times in life, whether a
thing is worth doing or not,
really depends on how you look
at it. Take up all your courage
and do something your heart
tells you to do so that you may
not regret not doing it later in
your life. May each and every
one of you be blessed with the
company of TRUE FRIENDS. A
true friend is one who walks in,
when the rest of the world
walks out. War doesn't
determine who is right. War
only determines who is left. A friend in time of need is a friend in deed.

This story was submitted by aGBE AYODELe

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