Theme: Good behavior
The hands
Julian was a very disobedient boy. He liked to play
pranks, spoil other people's work, pull girls' hair and
stuff like that. His mother used to hear complaints
about his attitudes, both at school and with friends in
the neighborhood.
One day, she saw Julian throwing
rocks and realized that he was trying to hit the birds
that landed in the yard.
She then called her son to talk:
– Julian, I'm worried about you.
– Why, Mom? I'm fine.
The mother then explained:
“Son, you are a strong and healthy
boy, thank God! But in addition to being in good health,
you need to learn some important things to be really
well.
Do you know that God works in the
world through us? Many things that are part of Divine
Providence are accomplished through people who make
themselves available to God, as his instruments to do
good here on Earth. We can use our hands to do good
things, or we can use them to thwart God's will.
Think about it, son, there are hands
that build things and hands that destroy them. Hands
that care and hands that hurt, hands that donate or
steal, hands that clean or dirty, that protect or
attack.
We can never be okay if we are acting
against the Divine Laws. So I want you to think
carefully about how you have been using the perfect,
healthy body that God has given you. And I want you to
strive to be His instrument in all your attitudes. From
now on, I'll always help you remember that, okay?”
Julian noticed that his mother was
serious and nodded.
- Very well, - she continued, - then
come on! Let's get some pieces of bread for you to leave
in the backyard. The birds that come to our house are
looking for food and not stones. It may be that God
wants to feed them and we are able to do that for our
Father.
The boy found that conversation a
little strange. He had never thought that way, but he
obeyed. He threw several pieces of bread across the
floor and then watched from afar. Several birds came.
They ate and then flew away satisfied.
The other day, when Julian pulled his
sister's hair, his mother made him apologize and give
her hair a pat on the back. The boy didn't want to, but
the mother insisted.
- Very well, son. - encouraged the
mother - Your sister will be your companion for life. I
want your hands to be kindness and affection towards
her, and never one of aggression.
Again, the school asked the families
to help to clean the school from the festivities of the
end of the year. Julian and his mother helped a lot,
picking up the papers from the floor, sweeping, cleaning
the tables and collecting the decorations.
When they finished, the mother was a
little tired, but Julian, who had a lot of energy, was
not. In fact, he even had fun.
On the way home, Julian was feeling
fine. He looked at his hands and said to his mother:
– Yeah… If God wanted the school
clean, he used my hands a lot today!
– That's right dear, very well! –
said the mother smiling.
She hugged her son, satisfied. He had
understood the lesson.
Translation:
Larissa Martine - larissa_am@hotmail.com
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