Life Response

Bob was playing on the sidewalk in front of his house when his ball ran to the street and he went after it.

	Right then, a car turned the corner and did not have time to brake, running over the boy in front of his terrified friends.
Immediately the driver stopped the vehicle and ran to help the unconscious boy. His friends came over and the driver asked them where the boy lived and asked them to go warn his family while he would take the boy to the hospital.

He left his name, address and telephone number so that they could contact to him, and headed for the nearest hospital where Bob was rushed to the emergency room and then taken to a room.

It was not too long before Bob's mother showed up terrified:

- What happened to my son?...

Looking very pale, the stranger who watched over the boy while sitting in a chair, stood up and explained:

- Madam, my name is Carlos. It was me who hit your son Bob with my car. He's fine, he's been taken care of, and his leg is in a cast because he had a fracture. He is fine. He just took a painkiller and is resting, but he was very nervous, thinking that his parents would be angry with him.

The mother approached her son and kissed him, in tears:

- Poor Bob! But how did this accident happen?

- I was driving down that street when I saw a boy running after a ball! There was no time for anything! Before I knew it, he was in the street getting the ball!... It was too fast! Forgive me, but there was no time to stop the car.

The woman, crying, looked at him with a face of disbelief and suggested:

- Surely you were going very fast, weren’t you?

- No, madam, on the contrary, I was going slow! If I had been speeding then I would not have been able to brake at all, believe me!

Bob's mother was very angry and suggested that he should leave because she would take care of the boy. Carlos apologised again, handed her his business card so she could contact him in case of need, and said good-bye.

The mother stayed in the hospital, worrying about her son’s condition. Sometime later, Bob's father arrived and explained that when he got home for lunch, he learned that Bob was in the hospital, and ran there. Then he asked:

- How is our son, Sonia?

- He is okay, don’t worry. Looks like it is just a broken leg. Thank God!...

- But what about the driver? Did you see him? What did he say? Did he leave his address in case we need it? Because we may need it...

- Calm down, Rodrigo! He left his info just in case. Here it is!

And Sonia gave her husband the driver’s card and he examined everything carefully. Suddenly he stopped and said:

- Sonia!... Do you know who this guy who ran over our son is?

- Of course not! I had never seen him in my life!

Rodrigo looked longingly at his wife while shaking his head and said:

- He’s the father of that little boy you ran over a few years ago!

- It cannot be, Rodrigo! This man is much older than the father of that little boy!

- That's him. I'm absolutely sure. We need to talk to him.

Later that day, Bob felt better and could go home. After arriving home, his parents left him with his older sister and went to Carlos's house.

They knew where he lived. They rang the bell and soon Carlos’s wife opened the door. When she saw them, she invited them in and called her husband, who had just finished bathing.

Carlos arrived, greeted the visitors and sat down next to his wife.

Sonia, the boy's mother, apologised for what happened:

- Carlos, forgive me! I was so upset I did not recognise you!

- It does not matter. How's the kid? Is he ok?

- Yeah, he's home already. But I'm sorry for everything I said to you today, Carlos! I was so shaken that I did not recognise you! Especially you, who lost a child because of me!

He smiled sadly and replied calmly:

- Do not worry, Sonia. What happened in the past was supposed to happen. I think our little Arthur was meant be on Earth only for a short time. Nowadays, we are Spiritists and we believe that everything that happens is under wise and perfect Divine Laws. So do not worry. We are well, our son Arthur is well and lives in the Spiritual World.

Sonia and Rodrigo heard Carlos's words and exchanged a glance, not quite understanding what he meant by it.

- You mean that your son Arthur is alive somewhere?! ...

- Yes, for sure! And it is that thought that helps us live with joy and serenity. If you want to know why we are serene and living well, you are welcome to accompany us to a Spiritist Center, where you will find all the answers to your questions. Would you like to come?

Sonia and Rodrigo exchanged a look and accepted the invitation. Then the couples embraced and Sonia apologised to Carlos once more for the way she had treated him that afternoon.

And so, after that accident, they became great friends and regulars at a Spiritist Center, with the support of their Spiritual Friends and little Arthur, who is very happy! 
 

MEIMEI
 

(Psychographed by Celia X. de Camargo on 01/08/2016.)