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Dan Rhodes was the pastor of two rural churches in Colorado and stayed busy. Like most pastors, he had plenty to do, but by being the pastor of two churches, he had twice the committee meetings, and twice the worship services.
He had a daughter, and she was in the third grade. One day, her teacher requested a parent-teacher conference with him. His wife usually took care of those conferences, but the teacher wanted to see him, not his wife.
At her insistence1, he made an appointment to drop by the school in the afternoon. “I wanted you to see this drawing your daughter made of your family，” she said. Dan looked at the drawing and asked, “Where am I?” “That’s why I called you down here today. I asked your daughter the same question and she said you were never home so she left you out of the picture.”
A Mike Tyson punch2 couldn’t hurt any more than her words. Dan made some radical3 changes in his behavior and found that he could do his job and be a good father.
Are you in the picture with your family? Or are you too busy?
丹·罗兹是科罗拉多州的两个乡村教堂的牧师，工作总是很忙。像大多数牧师一样，他有许多事情要做，因为他担任两个教堂的牧师，所以他有两倍的会议和两倍的宗教仪式要参加。
他有一个女儿，上三年级。有一天，她的老师要他去参加家长会。家长会通常都是由他的妻子去参加的，但这次老师想见见他，而不是他的妻子。
在老师的坚持下，那天下午，他抽空去了学校。“我想让你看看你女儿画的这幅家庭画像，”她说。丹看着那幅画，问：“我在哪里？”“那正是我今天叫你来学校的原因，我问过你女儿同样的问题，她说你从来都不在家，所以她把你留在画外。”
即使是迈克·泰森的一记重拳也不能比她的话语更伤人了。丹的一些行为发生了彻底的改变，结果发现他既能做好工作，又能成为一位好父亲。
你和你的家人一起在画像里吗？抑或是你太忙了，总是缺席呢？
He had a daughter, and she was in the third grade. One day, her teacher requested a parent-teacher conference with him. His wife usually took care of those conferences, but the teacher wanted to see him, not his wife.
At her insistence1, he made an appointment to drop by the school in the afternoon. “I wanted you to see this drawing your daughter made of your family，” she said. Dan looked at the drawing and asked, “Where am I?” “That’s why I called you down here today. I asked your daughter the same question and she said you were never home so she left you out of the picture.”
A Mike Tyson punch2 couldn’t hurt any more than her words. Dan made some radical3 changes in his behavior and found that he could do his job and be a good father.
Are you in the picture with your family? Or are you too busy?
丹·罗兹是科罗拉多州的两个乡村教堂的牧师，工作总是很忙。像大多数牧师一样，他有许多事情要做，因为他担任两个教堂的牧师，所以他有两倍的会议和两倍的宗教仪式要参加。
他有一个女儿，上三年级。有一天，她的老师要他去参加家长会。家长会通常都是由他的妻子去参加的，但这次老师想见见他，而不是他的妻子。
在老师的坚持下，那天下午，他抽空去了学校。“我想让你看看你女儿画的这幅家庭画像，”她说。丹看着那幅画，问：“我在哪里？”“那正是我今天叫你来学校的原因，我问过你女儿同样的问题，她说你从来都不在家，所以她把你留在画外。”
即使是迈克·泰森的一记重拳也不能比她的话语更伤人了。丹的一些行为发生了彻底的改变，结果发现他既能做好工作，又能成为一位好父亲。
你和你的家人一起在画像里吗？抑或是你太忙了，总是缺席呢？