One day, eight
year-old Jonas
did not have
anything to do
in the afternoon
so he decided to
go for a walk in
the streets with
no destination.
He walked around
a lot then
decided to go
home. He turned
around and
headed back home.
He had walked a
little bit when
he saw a blind
man with a cane
looking lost.
Feeling sorry
for the man, he
stopped and
greeted him:
- Hello! Did you
go for a walk
like me?
- Are you
talking to me,
boy? - the man
asked, raising
his head.
- Yes! I thought
you looked a bit
lost!... Do you
want me to take
you somewhere?
Maybe to your
home? - Jonas
said with a
smile.
Surprised to
hear a boy
talking to him,
which never
happened, the
man sighed while
banging his cane
at something he
noticed to be a
bench; he then
settled down in
relief and
replied:
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- You’re
right,
boy. I'm
really
lost. I
left my
house
looking
for a
certain
neighbourhood
because
a
gentleman
told me
to go to
his
house so
he could
help
me...
However,
I could
not find
the
place.
And now
I do not
even
know
where I
am!
- I'm
Jonas!
And you,
what's
your
name? -
said the
boy,
sitting
down.
- Mario.
I do not
usually
leave
the
neighbourhood
where I
live
because
of my
predicament.
I have
to go
home. My
wife
worries
when I'm
late!... |
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Jonas touched
his arm, as if
giving him
strength, and
said:
- Do not worry,
Mario. I can
help you. I'm
still young but
I read very well.
Tell me your
address and I'll
take you there.
But first, let's
stop by my house.
The blind man
accepted the
invitation. So
Jonas took him
to his house,
which was not
far away. When
they arrived,
Jonas’ mother
was surprised
that her son had
brought a
stranger home.
Thus Jonas
explained:
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- Mom,
my
friend
is lost
and I'm
going to
take him
to his
house.
But
first,
could
you fix
us a
snack?
We are
hungry!
His
mother
understood
the
request
and
prepared
two
sandwiches
and two
glasses
of juice,
which
the two
consumed
quickly.
While
they
ate, the
mother
asked
where
Mario's
house
was to
which he
promptly
explained.
The
mother
knew
that
area and
gave her
son the
directions
he
should
take.
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Then she
wanted
toknow
how
Mario
had gone
blind: |
- Madam, I had
an illness in my
eyes that took
my vision away.
At first I was
desperate but
one day someone
read a book to
me; The text
said that, not
infrequently,
blindness comes
because we have
to go through it
due to some evil
we have done to
someone in the
past. So I never
despaired again,
knowing that God
our Father knows
what he's doing!
- Ah! Are you a
Spiritist? - she
asked surprised,
recognising the
text from the
book "The Gospel
According to
Spiritism".
- I was not,
madam. But
listening to
that text, I
kept thinking
about it and
that night I
prayed to God
asking Him to
show me if I had
hurt someone.
The mother and
Jonas were
wide-eyed and
excited to learn
what had
happened until
the blind man
said:
- Then that
night I dreamed
I had a brother
and that we were
always fighting.
One day, full of
hatred, I hit
him in the eyes
with a burning
torch. I woke up
crying a lot,
remembering
perfectly what I
had dreamed.
Mother and son,
moved, awaited
the end of the
story, which did
not take long to
happen:
- So I never
complained about
my blindness
again. Today, I
am pleased with
it because when
I think about
being blind, I
remember the
brother that I
hurt in the past.
- What a
beautiful story,
Mario! You show
a peace and
resignation that
most people
would not have.
- I know, madam.
Sometimes, when
I get angry at
my blindness, I
remember that
dream I had and
I calm down
again. And this
way, I go on
with my life!...
As it was late,
Jonas and his
mother took
their new friend
home in her car.
Arriving there,
they saw a
beautiful family:
his wife and two
small children.
After
introducing his
wife and
children, Mario
said:
- Beto, tell
this lady what
you dreamed the
other day.
And the child
did not miss a
beat:
- You know,
madam, I dreamed
that my father
had been blinded
because of me
and that I would
have to help him
when I grow up.
Mario wiped two
tears down his
face. Jonas and
his mother,
understanding
the message,
realised that
that child was
there to thank
his father and
help him with
whatever he
needed.
Jonas and his
mother also
realised that
they would have
been involved in
that story
somehow, since
Jonas had been
interested in
Mario. When they
arrived home,
they prayed to
Jesus for the
help they had
received,
certain that
they would now
always be part
of the life of
Mario, the blind
man.
MEIMEI
(Psychographed
by Célia X. de
Camargo on
03/10/2016.)
