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Spiritism for
Kids
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Célia Xavier
Camargo -
Portuguese
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Year 6 - N°
257 - April 22,
2012
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Translation
Johnny Silveira
- silveirajohnny@yahoo.com |
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The Value of an
Example
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Of all the girls
at school, Carla
was the most
annoying. She
would bicker
with everyone
and she loved to
create problems
with her
classmates only
for the
satisfaction of
seeing them
react.
However, Carla
was angry
because there
was someone she
could not see
react. That
was Joaquin, who
everyone called
Quinn. The boy
was always
smiling, calm
and a friend to
everyone. There
was no one who
did not like him. And
that would get
Carla very, very
angry.
One day she came
close to Quinn
and looking at
him from head to
toe with
contempt, said:
- What horrible
clothes, Quinn!
Your uniform is
all washed up
and has a tear.
Don't you have
another one to
wear?
The boy, humble,
seemingly
unfazed by his
classmate's
words, smiled
and replied:
- You're right,
Carla. But I
don't have
another
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uniform. So
that I can wear
it every day, as
soon as I get
home, my mother
washes it and
hangs it out to
dry. The next
day, she gets up
early and irons
it, because it
is already dry. |
Seeing that she
could not make
him react, Carla
turned her back
and left
conceitedly. She
was so angry
that she decided:
I will make him
lose his temper! He
will see!
The next day,
during class,
Carla had the
opportunity she
expected. The
teacher asked
the students to
write an essay;
then, someone
would be chosen
to read what
they wrote out
loud. When they
finished, she
glanced around
the room and
called Quinn.
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Gladly, he left
his place and
went to the
front of the
class. With the
sheet in hand,
he was going to
start reading
when Carla had a
fit of laughter,
and she laughed
so loud that the
teacher was
surprised:
- What happened,
Carla? What was
so funny to make
you laugh like
that?! ...
The student,
pretending to be
trying to
control herself,
replied:
- Ah, teacher!
It's Quinn's
shoes! Look! They
are so big on
his feet that
they make him
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look like a
clown! Ha ha
ha... |
The teacher
scolded Carla
for humiliating
her classmate. But
Quinn, with an
embarrassed
smile, said:
- It's not
important,
teacher. I know
my shoes are
funny. It's just
that we are very
poor and my
mother can't
afford a pair of
shoes for me. So,
in order not to
come to school
barefoot, I use
my older brother's
which are too
big for my feet.
After that
explanation
which touched
everyone in the
room, Quinn,
with the same
serenity, read
the essay he had
written. His
classmates liked
it and applauded,
leaving Carla
angry at his
success.
And so, on
several
occasions the
girl did
everything she
could to
diminish Quinn
to their
classmates, but
to no avail
because everyone
still liked him.
One day it had
rained and Quinn
arrived at
school soaking
wet. Carla got
out of her
father's big car
with a raincoat
and umbrella. Seeing
him, she began
to laugh at his
situation, not
noticing where
she was standing. Suddenly,
she slipped and
fell in a puddle
of mud. Taking
advantage of the
situation, the
other students
began to laugh
at her while
watching her
sprawled on the
ground.
Quinn, however,
approached the
girl and helped
her get up,
asking gently:
- Are you hurt,
Carla?
The girl stood
up, embarrassed:
- No. I'm fine.
- Ah! I was
worried that you
could have
gotten hurt! -
he said.
The bell rang
and they went to
their classroom. At
the end of the
classes, Quinn
was leaving,
when Carla
approached him
curiously:
- Quinn, why did
you help me
today?
- Because I like
you, Carla.
- Me?! ... But
I've always
treated you with
contempt and
even humiliated
you in front of
our classmates!
- No, Carla! I
never felt
humiliated by
you! He answered
with a smile.
- I don't
understand! I
have tried all
manners to make
you react and
you just would
not respond!
What makes you
keep this calm?
The boy thought
for a moment and
replied:
- I learned from
my parents to
pray every day. And
in the prayer
that Jesus
taught us, the
"Our Father",
there is a
phrase that says:
Forgive, O Lord,
our debts as we
forgive our
debtors.
Quinn stopped
talking, looked
at the girl and
added:
- So as I know
that I make
mistakes and
that I need God's
forgiveness, I
always try to
forgive those
who make
mistakes against
me. Got it?
Carla was moved
with the
greatness of
soul of that boy
she had always
tried to hurt
with her nasty
comments.
With moist eyes,
she moved closer
to him and said:
- Quinn, today
you taught me a
great lesson. Thank
you. I've always
been a futile
girl, interested
only in things
that money can
buy. Now I see
that there are
many more
important things.
Like friendship,
for example. I
would like us to
be friends. Do
you accept?
- Of course! I
will very happy
to be your
friend!
- Quinn, can I
give you a hug?
The boy opened
his arms,
feeling
emotional, and
they exchanged a
big and
affectionate hug,
sealing the
beautiful
friendship that
grew between the
two.
MEIMEI
(Psychographed
by Celia Xavier
de Camargo on
02.04.2012.)
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