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Spiritism for Kids - Célia Xavier Camargo - Portuguese  Spanish
Year 10 - N° 505 - February 26, 2017

Translation
Johnny Silveira / silveirajohnny@yahoo.com
 

 

Lilica and the Stranger
 
 

Lilica, a seven-year-old girl, was playing in the square in front of her house when she saw a gentleman sit down on a bench and watch her.

Soon, feeling exhausted from jumping rope, she stopped and sat down on a bench nearby. She was really tired!

- Jumping rope is pretty tiring, isn’t it? - asked the smiling man who had been watching her.

She turned to him and replied:

- Tiring but great. Do you jump rope too?

- No, I have never jumped rope! My business was running.

- Oh, and is it good to run?

- It’s good but it's also very tiring... like your rope!

- And what do you do now if you do not run anymore?

- I take care of my business, which is also tiring.

- Ah! But why don’t you change your job, since it gets you so tired?

The man thought for a moment and replied:

- I cannot do it now. I put everything I had into my business and I can’t abandon it. Do you understand?

- No. Why can’t you start another business?

- Because I make a lot of money with what I do now.

- Ah! ... If that's why, do not worry. Nothing you have is really yours. My father explained to me that nothing we have here is really ours!

- What do you mean? Why is it not ours? - he asked, feeling very curious.

- Because when we leave this life, we will not take anything with us - she explained.

The man was thoughtful for a few seconds, then taking a deep breath said:

- You’re right, girl. We will take nothing of what we gather here in this life. So why fight so hard, why try to be good? All of this to me is a conundrum!

- What did you say? What does this word mean?… Conun...

- Conundrum. It means that which is unknown and almost impossible to find out! You see?

- More or less. However, my father always says that we will take with us all the good we have done to ourselves and to others. So it is not impossible to find out and it is not unknown!

- Are you Spiritists? - he asked.

- Yes. And my dad says it's the only religion that tells us about the future by explaining where we came from, where we're going, and what we're doing here.

The man looked at her closely, then murmured:

- Little girl, you are very intelligent! Where do you live?

- Right there. Across the street.

- Ah! And is your father home now?

- I think so. He comes home from his office at about this time everyday.

- Do you think he would talk to me, just like you are doing?

- Of course! Come with me. I'll take you to our house.

The girl crossed the street and opened the gate. They climbed a few steps and she opened the door, calling:

- Dad! Dad! Here is a friend of mine who wants to talk to you!

The office door opened and her father came over, feeling a bit startled:

- What happened, Lilica? Why are you shouting?

- There’s a friend of mine who wants to talk to you, Daddy.

The man looked at Lilica's father and apologised, holding out his hand:

- Sir, my name is Alberto Rodrigues. I had a great talk with your daughter in the square and she told me about things that intrigued me. Could we talk for a bit? If you can’t now, I am willing to come back another time.

Lilica's father invited him into the office and said that time was not a problem. They could talk for as long as necessary.

- Sit down, please. I am at your disposal.

The visitor smiled and explained to the father that his daughter Lilica had told him things that had baffled him and that was why he wanted to talk.

- You guys are Spiritists, correct? - Alberto asked.

Lilica's father confirmed and Alberto began to ask him a series of questions that were troubling him.
 

They talked for a few hours and as he was leaving, Alberto saw Lilica in the living room and said:

- Lilica, thanks to you now I'm a Spiritist too!


MEIMEI


(Psychographed by Célia X. de Camargo on 14/11/2016.)


 

 



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