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Spiritism for Kids - Célia Xavier Camargo - Portuguese  Spanish
Year 2 - N° 70 - August 24, 2008

  Translation
FELIPE DARELLA - felipe.darella@gmail.com
 

Live Teaching

 

After the class, Carlos was homebound when, walking on a busy street, saw a man fallen on the sidewalk.

Touched by the beggar’s situation, Carlos wanted to do something to help.

But, how? He was a kid and no one paid attention to him.

He tried to wake him up, but he never moved.

Scared, the boy tried to ask for help of the passers-by, but everybody was in a hurry, not even looking at him.

A bit dismayed, Carlos saw a priest coming and got hopeful. He talked to the man, begging:

— Priest, help this poor man in difficulties!

The priest cast an indifferent look upon the beggar and said:

— Unfortunately, I can’t. I’m late. I’m off to church where I have a mass in some minutes.

As he said that, he kept walking, leaving the boy disappointed.

It didn’t take long, Carlos saw a nice man coming up, with some books.

Full of courage, he asked:

— Sir, you should be a good man that reads a lot, because of the books you carry, can you help this poor man?

The stranger looked at the beggar on the sidewalk, and, straightening his glasses, replied:

— I can’t. I’m bound for the library where I have to study. Besides, he’s got nothing that a strong coffee doesn’t heal. He’s drunk!

Coldly, without worrying about the boy’s affliction, he went on, in a hurry.

Carlos was about to give up when he saw his teacher of Evangelization, coming up to him. Happy, the boy ran up to her, saying:

— Thanks God you are here, Ms. Marta. Look, this poor man needs help!

The teacher came closer, looking at the beggar on the sidewalk. Then, looking at the watch, she said:

— I would love helping this man, Carlos, but unfortunately I’m going home and I need to fix dinner. I  was  going  to

supermarket where I need to buy some things before it closes.

As he heard these excuses, the boy couldn’t hide his feelings. His eyes were watering and he murmured to himself:

— Will this man find a good Samaritan?

Surprised, his teacher asked:

— What did you just say?

— That’s it, Ms. Marta. Do you remember the Story of the Good Samaritan that you told us last Sunday? So what! I’ve been here for quite some time now and no one answers my requests. Even a priest passed by, and a teacher, and no one could help him.

He paused and, looking at the teacher, said:

— Will there come a good Samaritan, just like the story Jesus told?

Deeply touched by the boy’s words, the teacher replied, ashamed:

— You’re right, Carlos. We got to do something.

She thought for a while and remembered that, not far from there, there was a hospital.

Decided, she called and, after some minutes, an ambulance was taking the beggar to hospital.

Marta went along with the boy, where the doctor examined the patient. After some time, the doc said:  

— Fortunately he arrived on time. He is sick and so weak

that, had it not been for you, he would have died. Now he will receive the necessary treatment for his recovery. He is on medicine, and will soon get well.

Happy, Marta and Carlos hugged each other. They decided, then, they would come back to the hospital every day to visit their new friend.

Emotional, the teacher said:

— Thanks to you, Carlos, today we act as true Christians! 

                                                                                Aunt Célia 

(Adaptation of the Story of the Good Samaritan, Luke 10:30 to 37.) 
 



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