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Louie was a very
smart and
intelligent boy.
Everyone liked
him, but he had
a serious
imperfection:
impatience.
Restless, he
always wanted to
solve everything
at once. He
would run over
people to get
what he wanted.
His mother, with
a soft voice,
always tried to
contain him:
- Easy, Louie!
Everything has a
right time!
Relax, my son
...
Lunchtime was a
problem. Upon
getting home
from school, if
lunch was not
ready, the boy
could not wait.
- I want lunch
now, Mom!
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- Lunch is not
ready yet! Have
a little
patience, dear.
- No! I'm
starving. I want
it now!
And since he was
eight years old,
he would take
his plate to the
stove and would
serve himself.
He would eat and
then complain
that the food
was not good, to
which his mother
would reply: |
- But I warned
you, Louie!
And so it was
everywhere. At
school, on test
day, he would be
in a big rush to
get the sheet
with the
questions, then
in a hurry to
hand it in soon,
he could not
even answer them
properly.
Louie really
liked corn. As
the yard was
big, one day he
decided to sow
some corn seeds,
already thinking
of the beautiful
corncobs that
would grow and
the cake that
his mother would
bake with them.
So he watered
the ground where
he had thrown
the seeds and
then sat down
and kept looking
to see if they
sprouted, and
complained:
- Mom, is taking
too long! ...
The mother,
worried about
the attitude of
the child, once
said:
- Louie, that is
the way it is.
Seedlings will
take time to be
born. Go do
something else,
my son, take
your time.
Until, after a
rain, the first
green leaves
appeared. And
soon they began
to grow… grow…
grow... then the
first corncobs
sprouted.
But Louie was
very impatient
and the mother
had to restrain
him. So, unable
to wait any
longer, one day
he woke up early
and went to the
backyard. He
plucked some
corncobs and ran
to show his
mother,
satisfied.
- Mommy, look! I
already have my
corncobs! You
can now make a
cake with
them!...
Seeing him enter
the kitchen with
his arms full,
the mother came
near him, looked
at what he had
picked, and full
of pity,
explained:
- My son, these
corncobs are not
ripe yet. They
are very young
and you spoiled
them when you
plucked them
before they were
ready. Look!
They have no
kernels! ...
- You mean they
will not serve
for anything?
- That's right.
You can throw
them in the
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The boy sat down
with his head
down, sad and
discouraged. His
mother came up
to him and
embraced him
with love.
- Louie,
everything has a
right time.
Nature works
according to its
laws, and it is
no use trying to
rush its
development. For
example, a child
is born and
needs time to
develop and
learn. Remember
when you still
could not read
or write?
Everything was
difficult,
right? Now you
can read and
write with ease.
Before, your
mind was not
prepared to
learn those
things. And so
it happens all
the time! ...
The boy, hearing
his mother's
words began to
laugh,
remembering his
experiences.
- Mom, remember
how many times I
fell learning to
ride a bicycle?
I was all sore
and bruised! …
And when I
wanted to learn
to play
football, how
difficult it
was! And...
The boy,
returning to the
past, remembered
the difficulties
he faced and
laughed a lot.
- Yes, my son.
Many falls, many
injuries!… And
in relation to
nature, it
happens just
like that.
Animals, plants,
all have a right
time to develop,
understand?
The boy took a
deep breath,
regretting what
he had done, and
asked:
- And now, Mom?
Have I ruined my
corn crop?
There was so
much frustration
in his eyes that
his mother
embraced him
with affection,
consoling him:
- No, my son.
From what I
gather you've
ruined just a
few stalks. As
for the others,
they continue to
grow to the
point of being
harvested. Jesus
tells us that
everything has a
right time, and
says: First
the stalk, then
the head, then
the full kernel
in the head .1
He smiled more
lively and
showed that he
understood:
- All right,
Mom. I'll never
rush anything
again. Believe
you me...
And throughout
his existence,
that lesson
served as a
roadmap for
Louie. Despite
his anxious
temperament, he
now accepts the
time of all
things, seeking
to be more calm
and patient, not
acting on
impulse. Before
taking an action
or decision,
whether for his
studies,
professional or
sentimental
life, he always
remembered the
words of Jesus: First
the stalk, then
the head, then
the full kernel
in the head.
Meimei
(Message
psychographed by
Celia Xavier de
Camargo, on
25/04/2011.)
1 Mark,
4:18.
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