I was walking around in a Target store, when I saw a Cashier hand this
little boy some money back.The boy couldn't have been more than 5 or 6
years old.The Cashier said, "I'm sorry, but you don't have enough money
to buy this doll."Then the little boy turned to the old woman next to
him: ''Granny,are you sure I don't have enough money?''The old lady
replied: ''You know that you don't have enough money to buy this doll,
my dear.''Then she asked him to stay there for just 5 minutes while she
went to look a round. She left quickly.The little boy was still holding
the doll in his hand.Finally, I walked toward him and I asked him who he
wished to give this doll to."It's the doll that my sister loved most
and wanted so much for Christmas.She was sure that Santa Claus would
bring it to her."I replied to him that maybe Santa Claus would bring it
to her after all, and not to worry.But he replied to me sadly. "No,
Santa Claus can't bring it to her where she is now. I have to give the
doll to my mommy so that she can give it to my sister when she goes
there."His eyes were so sad while saying this. "My Sister has gone to be
with God. Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too, so I
thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my
sister.''My heart nearly stopped.The little boy looked up at me and
said: "I told daddy to tell mommy not to go yet. I need her to wait
until I come back from the mall."Then he showed me a very nice photo of
him where he was laughing. He then told me "I want mommy to take my
picture with her so she won't forget me.""I love my mommy and I wish she
doesn't have to leave me, but daddy says that she has to go to be with
my little sister."Then he looked again at the doll with sad eyes, very
quietly.I quickly reached for my wallet and said to the boy. "Suppose we
checkagain, just in case you do have enough money for the doll?''"OK"
he said, "I hope I do have enough." I added some of my money to his with
out him seeing and we started to count it. There was enough for the
doll and even some spare money.The little boy said: "Thank you God for
giving me enough money!"Then he looked at me and added, "I asked last
night before I went to sleep for God to make sure I had enough money to
buy this doll, so that
mommy could give It to my sister. He heard
me!''"I also wanted to have enough money to buy a white rose for my
mommy, but I didn't dare to ask God for too much. But He gave me enough
to buy the doll and a white rose.''"My mommy loves white roses."A few
minutes later, the old lady returned and I left with my basket.I
finished my shopping in a totally different state from when I started.I
couldn't get the little boy out of my mind.Then I remembered a local
news paper article two days ago, which mentioned a drunk man in a truck,
who hit a car occupied by a youngwoman and a little girl.The little
girl died right away, and the mother was left in a criticalstate. The
family had to decide whether to pull the plug on thelife-sustaining
machine, because the young woman would not be able to recover from the
coma.Was this the family of the little boy?Two days after this encounter
with the little boy, I read in the news paper that the young woman had
passed away.I couldn't stop myself as I bought a bunch of white roses
and I went to the funeral home where the body of the young woman was
exposed for people to see and make last wishes before her burial.She was
there, in her coffin, holding a beautiful white rose in her hand with
the photo of the little boy and the doll placed over her chest.I left
the place, teary-eyed, feeling that my life had been changed for ever..
The love that the little boy had for his mother and his sister isstill,
to this day, hard to imagine.And in a fraction of a second, a drunk
driver had taken all this away from him.
The value of a man or woman resides in what he or she gives, not in what they are capable of receiving.......
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