A Christmas Card from Mother

A Christmas Card from Mother  (Napoleon Hill Yesterday and Today Issue 359)

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My mother . . . As the sun was about to rise one summer’s morning, her spirit departed from a full and happy life. She was ready.

Fall followed summer, then winter—Christmas morning arrived.

On the breakfast table this eventful Christmas morning was a beautiful Christmas card from . . . Mother. The writing on the envelope was unmistakably here . . . just the name: Clement.

Perhaps because of the suddenness of this pleasant surprise—perhaps because of the habit of seeing my name on the envelope containing a Christmas card from Mother each Christmas morning – perhaps because I believe in miracles – or perhaps in the thrill and expectancy of reaching for the envelope to open it I did not at first think this strange.

As I read and enjoyed the pleasurable surprise of seeing her very discernible handwriting in the signature – “Mother” – a feeling of amazement came over me. A Christmas card from Mother!

After a long pause, I read the card to those she loved so dearly: Jessie, Clem, Donna and Norman . . . my wife and my children.

As I was reading, I kept seeking a logical explanation for – A Christmas Card from Mother. (If you would like the explanation, if you would like to learn how to make someone truly happy on Christmas Day or a birthday, read below.)

Explanation of a Christmas Card from Mother

While getting out our Christmas ornaments, Mrs. Stone ran across many of the lovely Christmas cards we had saved, including . . . A Christmas Card from Mother. My wife’s thoughtfulness in placing the card at my breakfast place brought me much happiness. Perhaps you can give this joy to a dear one, too.

Source: Success Unlimited. W. Clement Stone. Editor and Publisher. December, 1962, Pgs. 2 & 17.