The Doll and a White Rose !!!
Many a time we do encounter
angels in our daily lives
without realizing it !!
I was walking around in a Target store, when I saw a Cashier
hand this little boy some money back. The boy couldn't have
been more than 6 years old. The Cashier said, "I'm sorry, but
you don't have enough money to buy this doll." Then the
little boy turned to the old woman next to him: "Granny, are
you sure I don't have enough money?" The old lady replied:
"You know that you don't have enough money to buy this
doll, my dear." Then she asked him to stay there for just 5
minutes while she went to look a round. She left quickly.
The little boy was still holding the doll in his hand. Finally,
I walked toward him and I asked him who he wished to give
this doll to. It's the doll that my sister loved most and wanted
so much for Christmas. She was sure that Santa Claus would
bring it to her. I replied to him that maybe Santa Claus would
bring it to her after all, and not to worry. But he replied to me sadly. "No, Santa Claus can't bring it to her where she is now.
I have to give the doll to my mommy so that she can give it
to my sister when she goes there."
His eyes were so sad while saying this. "My Sister has gone to
be with God. Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could take the doll with her to
give it to my sister." My heart nearly stopped. The little boy
looked up at me and said: "I told daddy to tell mommy not to
go yet. I need her to wait until I come back from the mall."
Then he showed me a very nice photo of him where he was laughing. He then told me "I want mommy to take my picture
with her so she won't forget me." "I love my mommy and I
wish she doesn't have to leave me, but daddy says that she
has to go to be with my little sister." Then he looked again at
the doll with sad eyes, very quietly.
I quickly reached for my wallet and said to the boy. "Suppose
we check again, just in case you do have enough money for
the doll?" "OK" he said, "I hope I do have enough." I added
some of my money to his without him seeing and we started
to count it. There was enough for the doll and even some
spare money. The little boy said: "Thank you God for giving
me enough money!" Then he looked at me and added,
"I asked last night before I went to sleep for God to make
sure I had enough money to buy this doll, so that mommy
could give it to my sister. He heard me!"
"I also wanted to have enough money to buy a white rose
for my mommy, but I didn't dare to ask God for too much.
But He gave me enough to buy the doll and a white rose."
"My mommy loves white roses."
A few minutes later, the old lady returned and I left with my basket. I finished my shopping in a totally different state from when I started. I couldn't get the little boy out of my mind.
Then I remembered a local news paper article two days ago,
which mentioned a drunk man in a truck, who hit a car occupied
by a young woman and a little girl. The little girl died right
away, and the mother was left in a critical state. The family
had to decide whether to pull the plug on the life-sustaining machine, because the young woman would not be able to
recover from the coma. Was this the family of the little boy?
Two days after this encounter with the little boy, I read in the
news paper that the young woman had passed away. I could
not stop myself as I bought a bunch of white roses and I went
to the funeral home where the body of the young woman was exposed for people to see and make last wishes before her
burial. She was there, in her coffin, holding a beautiful white
rose in her hand with the photo of the little boy and the doll
placed over her chest. I left the place, teary-eyed, feeling
that my life had been changed forever. The love that the
little boy had for his mother and his sister is still, to this
day, hard to imagine. And in a fraction of a second, a
drunk driver had taken all this away from him.
~Anonymous~
May God Bless You, Your Family and
Your Friends the Way He Has Blessed Us.
Joseph, Poh, Mabeline, Isaac, Mandy and Jacob Tan
Listen to the beautiful attachment
"You Raise Me Up" video lyrics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=God4uk1Avj8
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