Prison help!   35 comments

Posted at 7:47 pm in Moral stories

An old man lived alone in Minnesota. He wanted to spade his potato garden, but it was very hard work. His only son, who would have helped him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and mentioned his situation:

Dear Son,
I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won’t be able to plant my potato garden this year. I hate to miss doing the garden because your mother always loved planting time. I’m just getting too old to be digging up a garden plot. If you were here, all my troubles would be over. I know you would dig the plot for me, if you weren’t in prison.
Love,
Dad

 

Shortly, the old man received this telegram: ‘For Heaven’s sake, Dad, don’t dig up the garden!! That’s where I buried the GUNS!!’

At 4 a.m. the next morning, a dozen FBI agents and local police officers showed up and dug up the entire garden without finding any guns.

Confused, the old man wrote another note to his son telling him what had happened, and asked him what to do next.

His son’s reply was: ‘Go ahead and plant your potatoes, Dad. It’s the best I could do for you, from here.’

MORAL: NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE IN THE WORLD, IF YOU HAVE DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING DEEP FROM YOUR HEART, YOU CAN DO IT. IT IS THE THOUGHT THAT MATTERS, NOT WHERE YOU ARE OR WHERE THE PERSON IS.


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Story Posted by Stephen on November 2nd, 2008

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35 Responses to: Prison help!

  1. Abhijit Medhi -- 2 Nov 08 at 9:59 pm

     

    What a lovely prank!

  2. fatimah -- 25 Nov 08 at 7:03 am

     

    I wish every dad had a son like him….!!!!!!

  3. nisa -- 22 Feb 09 at 5:34 pm

     

    so sweet of him….

  4. aqueel -- 29 Mar 09 at 10:04 pm

     

    W oh! indeed son for every sun(dad)

  5. IMOLE JOSEPH -- 25 Apr 09 at 5:51 pm

     

    thanks for lifting up my spirit.

  6. BoBbY -- 1 Oct 09 at 10:20 am

     

    This was so sweet… I love it, I want to marry it! UgHH!!!!

  7. UMENDRA -- 5 Nov 09 at 8:31 am

     

    good moral with humour

  8. rea -- 2 Dec 09 at 10:50 pm

     

    nice shot!!!

  9. ThE Rh!No -- 10 Dec 09 at 12:16 pm

     

    I LOVE IT!!!! IT DRIVES ME CRAZY ALMOST TO TEARS! GASP GASP GASP!!!! OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG GOODNESS GRACIOUS! THATS ADDORABLE :’) I LOVE IT!!!!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE!

  10. Manu -- 19 Jan 10 at 9:02 am

     

    Really a nice story….

  11. Lei -- 16 Feb 10 at 7:15 am

     

    what a nice story~! wish all those people out there read this one. very unique and humorous. double Thumbs up!

  12. vizay -- 12 Apr 10 at 4:55 am

     

    its a wonderful story………

  13. Nafisa -- 18 Jun 10 at 9:41 am

     

    Intuitive!

  14. Lubin -- 12 Jul 10 at 11:09 pm

     

    That was Funny!!

  15. Nica -- 24 Sep 10 at 5:14 pm

     

    love it!!!!!!!!!!!:)

  16. Charulatha Senthilkumar -- 23 Nov 10 at 5:41 am

     

    I love this story…. wonderful and meaningful story

  17. Joe -- 24 Nov 10 at 2:07 am

     

    Wow…the son is so clever…:)

  18. PrettySakura07 -- 29 Nov 10 at 11:14 pm

     

    I love this story, it’s so nice. Thanks for posting. =)

  19. Joker -- 18 Dec 10 at 11:18 am

     

    Nice. Even in his situation, he still takes the time to do whatever he can for other people. Wish there were more people in the world like this. Thanks for posting.

  20. chad -- 4 Apr 11 at 3:40 am

     

    nice one…….

  21. alitha -- 29 Apr 11 at 11:22 pm

     

    great one..i love the heart of the son..so amazing love for his father. hope everyone is like them.

  22. philu -- 5 May 11 at 5:26 am

     

    Hey wat a killer thinking dude. I learnt now that you can help anyone if we don’t give lame excuses to avoid it!!!!!

  23. nihal -- 17 May 11 at 1:22 am

     

    intelligent aadmi hai, jail me rehte hue bhi apne papa ki madad kar diya… Very nice story and a nice moral..

    Nihal mahato

  24. phachas -- 16 Jun 11 at 7:46 pm

     

    HAHHAHAHH, nice, I love the son :P

  25. Van -- 6 Jul 11 at 4:03 am

     

    Haha! The son is so sweet. I bet his handsome too. =) nice one!

  26. Priyanka Kumari -- 9 Sep 11 at 5:00 am

     

    thanks for such a nice story……….

  27. Sukky -- 15 Sep 11 at 8:17 am

     

    A beautifully composed story and the moral is highly projected. Doing good leave one with no excuse.

  28. Nikhil raj -- 6 Oct 11 at 6:46 am

     

    Moral, love, affection, humor… all in one… loved it!

  29. Prison wife -- 16 Nov 11 at 2:09 pm

     

    So perfect for our situation.. Thanku for the laugh and positive cry:) I passed it along to my husband who is serving 5 years

  30. pinky -- 17 Nov 11 at 11:21 am

     

    good one…it has an inner meaning of what actual love between a child and a father meant…

    very gooooood

  31. Lyka -- 22 Nov 11 at 2:21 am

     

    haha. so nice!!! I love it. It gives so much moral value for us to help even if there’s a situation doesn’t let you to do it. Everything has its own way.

  32. Gaurav_Luthra -- 25 Nov 11 at 7:42 am

     

    Wow! But i know only love can make these things happen. I love the story.

  33. Moin -- 7 Jan 12 at 12:40 am

     

    It’s a wrong way, first thing he did something wrong that he was prisoned, the next thing is that its not the right way taking work from others, if he could be the honest person, then could help his father honestly

  34. Shereen -- 2 Feb 12 at 6:54 am

     

    amazing !!

  35. VINAYAK -- 20 Mar 12 at 1:11 am

     

    I agree with Mr MOIN (Sr no 33) instead of FBI Jailer could send his son along with other prisoners to do the social work. In INDIA now JAILS are called SUDHARGHAR. Otherwise story is OK.

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