Nine year-old
Mary was a girl
full of good
will and a
desire to help
others, and at
the end of the
school year she
became pensive:
"What will I do
with my free
time?"
She already
missed her
school friends,
and the classes
had barely
ended!
It was customary
to her family to
get out of town
for a few days
to a beach, a
farm or visiting
relatives living
in other cities.
But still, the
holidays were
too long for her
as she missed
her more serious
activities. What
to do?...
Her mother
noticing her
very thoughtful
daughter asked:
- What's going
on, honey? You
look worried and
restless!
Then Mary said
to her mother:
- Mom, it’s just
that when the
holidays begin I
need activities.
I struggle do
nothing like
many of my
friends!
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- And you're
right, darling.
Having an empty
head is not good
for anyone. Find
an activity such
as reading,
playing with
your dolls, or
jumping rope
with the
neighbourhood
kids... Also,
you can go to
the movies, go
for a stroll,
visit your
friends! There
are so many
things to do,
Mary!
But the girl
remained
thoughtful, as
none of those
things really
interested her.
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Her mother
started to fix
lunch and left
the girl in the
living room
while she looked
at her father's
books in search
of one that she
could read.
Suddenly, she
opened one of
them and a
message on a
piece of paper
fell on the
floor. Mary
picked it up and
read:
“Spiritist's
Holiday".
She began to
read the message
and her eyes
sparkled. There
the author
related a series
of activities
that could be
implemented
while on
vacation. Mary
smiled with
satisfaction. Of
course many of
the suggestions
did not apply to
her but some
were great!
Then, satisfied,
she went to the
kitchen:
- Mom! I found
what I was
looking for!
During this
holiday I will
do different
activities, such
as taking all
the Spiritist
newspapers we
receive and that
Dad has already
read to
hospitals where
there are
patients in need
of something to
read. Or I will
visit sick
people and
children with
health problems
who need someone
to talk to. So,
I will bring joy
to sick adults
and children!
What do you
think?
Her glad mother
smiled:
- Well done,
honey! Do that
and Jesus will
bless you. And
whenever I can,
I will go with
you. I can bake
cakes and bring
them to those
who can eat
them!
The girl clapped
her hands,
satisfied:
- Yes, Mom! How
nice! How
nice!...
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And from that
day, Mary began
to take
newspapers and
magazines for
the adults and
children's books
for the
children. Her
mother would
prepare a sweet
or savoury cake,
fill a thermos
with tea and
they
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would go
out
visiting
the
adults
and
children
who were
sick. |
It had become
such an
enjoyable
activity that
even after
finishing the
holidays, they
continued doing
it because those
they helped
missed them when
the mother and
daughter did not
come.
So they
developed a
great friendship
with all those
in need they
visited,
becoming their
true friends. If
one of them got
worse, they
would come to
see them in the
hospital and
there meet other
patients in need
of attention and
affection.
Many who lived
in other cities,
rarely received
visits from
their families
and sometimes
they had no
clothes,
toothpaste,
soap, a shaving
kit and many
other things. So
the girls
created a group
of help for all
of them,
collecting the
things needed
from neighbours
and friends.
The work, that
started without
any pretence,
was increasing
with the
collaboration of
others who were
interested in
helping, and now
were a group
that would visit
the homes of the
people who were
sick, blind,
deaf, dumb, and
with all sorts
of other
difficulties.
And Mary, at
school, would
tell her
experiences,
talking about
the need of
those people,
especially the
children, and
enlisting more
friends to help.
She felt happy
and fulfilled,
knowing that the
work they did
was important
for many people.
And when someone
asked if she
ever got tired
of that
activity, she
would say
smiling:
- Nope. It’s a
pleasure to be
helpful!
And at night, a
lot of prayers
would reach the
higher spheres
thanking Mary
for the help she
provided to
everyone.
MEIMEI
(Psychographed
by Celia X. de
Camargo on
30/11/2015.)
