Do you have a friend you would risk taking a bullet for?
Harry and Bill were childhood buddies who went through
school and college and even joined the army together. War broke out and they were fighting in the
same unit. One night they were
ambushed. Bullets were flying all over
and out of the darkness came a voice, “Harry, please help me.” Harry immediately recognized the voice of his
childhood buddy, Bill. He asked the
captain if he could go. The captain
said, “No, I can’t let you go, I am already short-handed and I cannot afford to
lose one more person. Besides, the way
Bill sounds, he is not going to make it.”
Harry kept quiet. Again
the voice came, “Harry, please help me.”
Harry sat quietly because the captain had refused earlier. Again and again the voice came. Harry couldn’t contain himself any longer and
told the captain, “Captain, this is my childhood buddy. I have to go and help.”
The captain reluctantly let him go. Harry crawled through the darkness and dragged
Bill back into the trench. They found
that Bill was dead. Now the captain got
angry and shouted at Harry, “Didn’t I tell you he was not going to make it? He
is dead, you could have been killed and I could have lost a hand. That was a
mistake.” Harry replied, “Captain, I did
the right thing. When I reached Bill he was still alive and his last words were
‘Harry, I knew you would come.’”
Everyone hears what you say. Friends listen to what you say.
Best friends listen to what you don't
say. – Anonymous
Did you know: “Someday, someone will walk into your life and
make you realize why it never worked out with anyone else.” – Anonymous
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