A husband found out that his wife has a cancer. He brought his wife to the doctor (who is a family friend) and through the hands of the doctor and people in the hospital, the operation performed on her was a successful one.
However, after the operation, the wife's condition was slowly getting worse and worse. The doctor and all the personnel were very sure that they had performed the operation very well and met all the medical standards.
The husband got really worried and asked the doctor how come all of this is possible. The doctor then went to speak with the wife about her condition. The wife said, "My husband does not need me anymore. He is one strong man. He can get through this without me." Thus, the doctor thought that the wife's condition was getting worse because she did not have the will to live anymore, and talked to the husband about this.
The husband was shocked. So much that the went into his wife's room and talked to her. "What do you mean you don't have the will to live anymore?" the husband said. His wife was listening but she refused to open her eyes to look at her husband. "You've got to get better. You have to live. You have to because... I. Need. You," the husband continued, putting emphasis on each of the last three words.
The wife, who was listening intently, suddenly got the strength to open her eyes. She looked at her husband and said, "This is the first time after so many years of our marriage, you said to me that you need me." Her pulse suddenly got stronger and she did not have trouble breathing no more.
And within two weeks, she was completely cured and went back home with her family.
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That is how strong words can change people's lives. Only three simple words, "I need you" can completely cure someone and bring back life as well as the will to live. Three years ago, the words "Hang in there" were the words you said that got me through the day, through every single day. The words, "Enjoy it" and "Have fun" were the things that make me try hard to enjoy whatever happens. And other words were said to me to help me through the new experiences, to keep me grounded to my roots, to make me humble, and make me who I am today.
And if you ever use it wrongly, just like Timmy's father in the Fairy Odd Parents once said,
Stick and stones may break your bones, but words leave psychological wounds that may never heal.
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