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Once upon a
time, a group of
boys decided to
swim at a small
lake located in
the surroundings
of the city. The
lake turned out
to be a
welcoming place
in such a hot
and sunny day….
They played a
lot and heard a
sound: quack...
quack...
They paid
attention to it
once more. They
heard again:
quack...
quack...
The boys got
impatient and
searched for the
place where the
sound was coming
from. They found
it! In the
middle of the
leaves there he
was....
— A frog! — They
screamed.
It was green
with big eyes,
standing on its
front paws.
— Let’s catch
it! — One said.
— Let’s hurt it!
— The other
screamed.
— Let’s kill it!
— One screamed.
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Richard, who was
more sensitive
and generous,
looked at the
poor animal who
was foreseeing
the danger. He
realised the
frog looked at
him as if
screaming for
help.
The other boys
came close to
the frog with
stones and
pieces of wood.
Richard then
said:
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— Leave the poor
animal alone!
Don’t you see it
is scared? I am
going for a
swim. Who wants
to join me? |
The frog managed
to run to the
leaves again, in
the meantime.
Richard came
from a poor
family. His
mother was a
widow who fought
daily to
maintain her
family. He went
to school
everyday to
learn and
progress in life
in order to help
his family.
He also did
small jobs to
get some money
and be able to
help at home. A
few days later,
Richard was
coming back home
from work,
feeling tired
and smelly. The
day was
extremely hot
outside.
He decided to go
back to the lake
in order to
refresh himself.
He sat at the
lake, took his
shoes off and
placed his feet
at the water. He
decided to wash
his hands.
Whilst doing it,
one coin he had
on his pocket
went straight
into the water.
He felt nervous
about it. He
needed to get
his coin back.
He couldn’t go
home without it.
He worked all
afternoon to
earn that money.
His mom needed
it.
Richard jumped
into the water
to search for
it. Therefore,
he wasn’t able
to find it! It
disappeared in
the middle of
the sand and
stones. He came
out of the lake,
sat down and
felt sad about
it. He would
need to go home
empty-handed.
He meditated for
a while and then
heard a noise:
quack...
quack...
He
looked
up and
saw the
frog,
next to
him. His
beautiful
coin was
placed
in the
grass,
close to
the
frog. He
smiled
and felt
as if
the frog
was
smiling
back at
him.
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He thanked the
frog, grabbed
him kindly and
touched it with
kindness.
Suddenly, the
frog jumped from
his hand into
the fields and
made another
noise: quack,
quack...
Richard went
back home
meditating on
his dad’s
teachings. He
was now
disincarnated
and used to say
to him,
regarding
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Jesus’
teachings: |
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— Do to others
what you would
like to be done
to you, my son.
Every good or
bad action done
returns to us,
at all times.
Aunt Celia
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