Walking with his
mother in a
beautiful
forest, little
Mario wasn't
really
interested in
his
surroundings.
His kind mother,
noticing his
silence and the
fact that he was
not paying
attention to the
beautiful nature
around them, put
her hand on his
shoulder and
said:
- Honey, we are
in a such
beautiful place
but you see
nothing because
you are not
paying attention
to nature! Look
at that gorgeous
bird perched on
that tree! Look
at those
beautiful
flowers
sprouting from
that plant!...
Look! Even a
frog showed up
certainly
looking for
food!...
The boy,
however, heard
his mother
talking but his
thoughts were
far away, and
nothing
mattered. Then
his mother
asked:
- What is going
on with you
today, Mario?
Nothing
interests you or
draws your
attention!
The little boy
took a deep
breath and
said:
- I'm just
worried, Mom. My
classes will
start and I'm
afraid I might
not be able keep
up with my
classmates or to
learn new
things, you
know?
The mother
smiled at the
boy's concern
which showed
insecurity when
facing a new
situation, and
full of
affection,
considered:
- Oh, darling!
But life is full
of situations
like this one
that you will
face. Over time
you will find
that everything
in life is new
and a lesson!
And these are
precisely the
situations that
make us learn
and grow.
Otherwise, life
would be a
sameness without
new experiences
to bring us new
knowledge.
At this point
the mother,
looking for
something that
would serve as
an example for
her son, heard
the sound of a
small stream
that ran near
where they were,
and said:
- Mario,
listen... There
is a stream
nearby, honey.
Let's look for
it?
And they walked
through the
woods and,
always observing
the noise of the
water, they
arrived at the
stream. He loved
it! He took off
his shoes and
sat by the
stream, soaking
his feet in the
fresh water.
- What a
delight, mom!
Here the stream
created a small
pool. May I swim
in it?
The kind mother
agreed and the
boy entered the
water, playing
happily. He
splashed the
water with his
hands and feet,
and had a lot of
fun. When his
mother noticed
that he was
already tired of
playing in the
water, she
asked:
- Why do you
think that this
stream became
deeper here in
this stretch,
sweetheart?
- I do not know,
Mom! - he
replied
surprised.
- Observe. What
happened here
for the stream
to get bigger?
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The boy looked
around and saw a
large rock
nearby that
prevented the
water from
passing! But
exactly at that
place, the
stream had
grown! Then he
smiled happy to
see that he had
solved the
mystery:
- Mom, it is
because that
huge rock was
preventing the
passage of
water. But the
stream was
clever: it let
the water
increase,
increase,
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increase...
and when
it
managed
to
overcome
the
rock,
the
stream
went on,
happily!… |
His mother
smiled,
satisfied:
-
Congratulations,
honey. You
solved the
mystery. The
stream, through
its inner
growth, overcame
a major
obstacle. It was
clever, wasn’t
it?
The wide eyed
boy nodded in
agreement and
added:
- And then, Mom,
it followed its
course with the
same size as
before. I mean,
it just grew in
order to
overcome the
obstacle!
Seizing the
moment, she
agreed with him
and said:
- That's right.
Nature is wise,
darling. If you
look around, you
will notice
other examples
of
"intelligence"
in Nature.
Observe it!
Now more
interested,
Mario looked
around until he
noticed a plant
that, being born
under a rock at
the edge of the
stream,
struggled and
fought until it
managed to get
out from under
it! It was still
feeble, but it
overcame the
problem!
The mother
smiled at the
child’s
discovery of the
efforts of that
little plant.
- You're right,
honey, it was
brave. Do you
see anything
else that is
interesting?
He looked all
around, then
lifting his head
and looking up
he found
something else:
- The birds,
Mom! They make
their nests high
in the trees so
that other
animals can’t
reach them!
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- Perfect,
Mario. Do you
see how nature
is wise? Neither
the stream, or
the plants, or
the birds
learned how to
survive at
school but
Nature has
taught them to
defend
themselves to
preserve life.
- It's
beautiful, Mom.
You know, I
think I will not
be afraid to
face this new
class because I
will learn a lot
this year,
right?
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The loving
mother hugged
her son,
happily: |
- Yes, you will,
darling. Nature
preserves the
plants, the
animals, the
birds and all
that is in it
through the
school of
experience;
everything is
learned by trial
and error. But
we humans, we
learn also in
schools, whose
teachers, having
more experience,
teach us what
they know.
Mario returned
home happy. When
it came time to
go to school, he
woke up very
early, put on
his uniform,
grabbed his
backpack and,
after eating
well, waved
goodbye to his
mother as she
accompanied him
to the gate,
wishing him a
good lesson.
MEIMEI
(Psychographed
by Celia X. de
Camargo on
15.02.2016.)
