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A young man learns what's most important in
life from the guy next door.
Over the phone, his mother told him, "Mr.
Belser died last night. The funeral is
Wednesday." Memories flashed through his
mind like an old newsreel as he sat quietly
remembering his childhood days.
"Jack, did you hear me?" "Oh, sorry, Mom.
Yes, I heard you. It's been so long since I
thought of him. I'm sorry, but I honestly
thought he died years ago," Jack said... "Well,
he didn't forget you. Every time I saw him
he'd ask how you were doing.
He'd reminisce about the many days you
spent over 'his side of the fence' as he put it,"
Mom told him. "I loved that old house he lived
in," Jack said. "You know, Jack, after your
father died, Mr. Belser stepped in to make
sure you had a man's influence in your life,"
she said. "He's the one who taught me
carpentry," he said. "I wouldn't be in this
business if it weren't for him. He spent a lot of
time teaching me things he thought were
important.
Mom, I'll be there for the funeral," Jack said.
As busy as he was, he kept his word. Jack
caught the next flight to his hometown. Mr.
Belser's funeral was small and uneventful. He
had no children of his own, and most of his
relatives had passed away.
The night before he had to return home, Jack
and his Mom stopped by to see the old house
next door one more time. Standing in the
doorway, Jack paused for a moment. It was
like crossing over into another dimension, a
leap through space and time. The house was
exactly as he remembered. Every step held
memories. Every picture, every piece of
furniture.
Jack stopped suddenly... "What's wrong,
Jack?" his Mom asked. "The box is gone," he
said "What box?" Mom asked. "There was a
small gold box that he kept locked on top of
his desk. I must have asked him a thousand
times what was inside. All he'd ever tell me
was 'the thing I value most,'" Jack said. It was
gone.
Everything about the house was exactly how
Jack remembered it, except for the box. He
figured someone from the Belser family had
taken it. "Now I'll never know what was so
valuable to him," Jack said. "I better get some
sleep. I have an early flight home, Mom."
It had been about two weeks since Mr. Belser
died. Returning home from work one day
Jack discovered a note in his mailbox:
"Signature required on a package. No one at
home. Please stop by the main post office
within the next three days," the note read.
Early the next day Jack retrieved the package.
The small box was old and looked like it had
been mailed a hundred years ago. The
handwriting was difficult to read, but the
return address caught his attention. "Mr.
Harold Belser" it read. Jack took the box out
to his car and ripped open the package. There
inside was the gold box and an envelope.
Jack's hands shook as he read the note
inside. "Upon my death, please forward this
box and its contents to Jack Bennett. It's the
thing I valued most in my life."
A small key was taped to the letter. His heart
racing, as tears filling his eyes, Jack carefully
unlocked the box. There inside he found a
beautiful gold pocket watch. Running his
fingers slowly over the finely etched casing,
he unlatched the cover. Inside he found these
words engraved: "Jack, Thanks for your time!
-Harold Belser." "The thing he valued most
was... my time" Jack held the watch for a few
minutes, then called his office and cleared his
appointments for the next two days "Why?"
Janet, his assistant asked. "I need some time
to spend with a friend," he said. "Oh, by the
way, Janet, thanks for your time!"
Think about this. You may not realize it, but
it's 100% true.
1. At least 15 people in this world love you in
some way..
2. A smile from you can bring happiness to
anyone, even if they don't like you.
3. Every night, SOMEONE thinks about you
before they go to sleep.
4. You mean the world to someone.
5. If not for you, someone may not be living.
6. You are special and unique.
7. When you think you have no chance of
getting what you want, you probably won't
get it, but if you trust God to do what's best,
and wait on His time, sooner or later, you will
get it or something better.
8. When you make the biggest mistake ever,
something good can still come from it.
9. When you think the world has turned its
back on you, take a look: you most likely
turned your back on the world.
10. Someone that you don't even know exists
loves you.
11.. Always remember the compliments you
received. Forget about the rude remarks.
12 . Always tell someone how you feel about
them; you will feel much better when they
know and you'll both be happy .
13. If you have a great friend, take the
time to let them know that they are
great. Send this letter to all the people
you care about, if you do so, you will
certainly brighten someone's day and
might change their perspective on
life... for the better.

***I'm going to call my 86 year old former partner again today. He was just placed into a nursing home with early dementia, a heart condition and he recently lost his wife. I want to keep in touch while he still remembers me.

This message has been edited. Last edited by: az4783054,

what's important
in life is to
read decently
formatted paragraphs
using proper
spacing because
it is very
hard to read
stuff like
this.

It’s a good message. Thanks for your time

Nice.

Thanks oddball!