A Simple Dismount

Fortunately, there are seldom-reported but marvelous-to-consider stories of great patience.
Recently I attended the funeral of a lifelong friend.
His son told a beautiful story of parental patience.
When the son was in his youth, his dad owned a motorcycle dealership.
One day they received a shipment of shiny new motorcycles, and they lined them all up pin the store.
The boy did what every boy would like to do, and he climbed up on the closest one.
He even started it up.
Then, when he figured he had pushed his luck far enough, he jumped off.
To his dismay, his dismount knocked the first bike down.
Then, like a string of dominoes, they all went down, one after another.
His dad heard the commotion and looked out from behind the partition where he was working.
Slowly, smiling, he said, "Well, son, we had better fix one up and sell it, so we can pay for the rest of them."

I think my friend's response personifies parental patience.

-Robert C. Oaks -The Power of Patience -October 2006 General Conference

Until you next see these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!

-Sarnic Dirci