I'm not sure about the original origin of this story, but I received it in my e-mail (ty dreamer) 
Send this to all your "friends".  It might open someone's eyes!

JUDGE ME BY THE FOOTPRINTS I LEAVE BEHIND

This story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam.
He called his parents from San Francisco.  "Mom and Dad, I'm coming home, but I've got a 
favor to ask. I have a friend I'd like to bring with me."  "Sure," they replied, "we'd love to meet him." "There's something you should know," the son continued, "He was hurt pretty badly in the fighting. He stepped on a land mine and lost an arm and a leg.  He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to come live with us."  "I'm sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live." "No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us."  "Son," said the father,
"you don't know what you're asking. Someone with such a handicap would be a terrible burden 
on us. We have our own lives to live, and we can't let something like this interfere with our lives.
I think you should just come home and forget about this guy. He'll find a way to live on his own." 

At that point, the son hung up the phone. The  parents heard nothing more from him. A few 
days later, however, they received a call from the San Francisco  police. Their son had died 
after falling from a building, they were told. The police believed it was suicide. The grief-stricken parents flew to San Francisco and were taken to the city morgue to  identify the body of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror they also discovered something they didn't know. Their son had only one arm and one leg. 

The parents in this story are like many of us. We find it easy to love those who are good-looking or fun to have around, but we don't like people who  inconvenience us or make us feel uncomfortable. We  would rather stay away from people who aren't as healthy, beautiful, 
or smart as we are. Thankfully,  there's someone who won't treat us that way. Someone who loves us with an unconditional love that welcomes us into the forever family, regardless of how messed up we are. Tonight, before you tuck yourself in for  the night, say a little prayer that
God will give you the strength you need to accept people as they are,  and to help us all be more understanding of those who are different from us!!! There's a miracle called  -Friendship- that dwells in the heart. YYou don't know how it happens or when it gets started. But you know the special lift It always brings and you realize that Friendship is one of God's most precious gifts! Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always want to open their hearts to us. Show your friends how much you care.... Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND!