I was walking around in a Big Bazar store making
shopping, when I saw a Cashier talking to a little boy who couldn’t have been
more than 5 or 6 years old. The Cashier said, ‘I’m sorry boy, but you don’t
have enough money to buy this doll. Then the little boy turned to me and asked:
”Uncle, are you sure I don’t have enough money?” I counted his cash and
replied: ”You know that you don’t have enough money to buy the doll, my dear.”
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. I wanted to present it as a Gift to her for her BIRTHDAY. 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 shopping 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
my sister 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 added money and said to the boy. ‘Suppose we check again, 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 again. 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.’
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 young woman and a little girl. The little girl died
right away, and the mother was left in a critical state. The family had to
decide whether to pull the plug on the life-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 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 is still, to this day, hard to imagine. And in a fraction of a second, a
drunk driver had taken all this away from him.
Please DO NOT DRINK & DRIVE.
Now you have two choices:
1. Share this message, or
2. Ignore it as if it had never touched your heart.
Xmas & New Year is at hand, Please DO NOT DRINK & DRIVE.
Shared by:
Odu Oluwafemi Daniel
What is your respond?