Robert was a boy
who was always
struggling in
school. When it
was time to do
his homework, he
would only
complain. He
would get angry,
cry, stomp his
foot, break the
pencil ... and
get nothing
done.
One day, when
the boy was
finding it
harder than
usual, his
mother
approached him
when he cried
making a huge
drama. Full of
patience, she
asked him what
was happening.
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The boy took the
opportunity to
cry even more,
claiming:
- I can't stand
it, mom! Every
day is the same
thing! The tasks
are very
difficult and I
can't do them! I
can't learn! ...
- and he burst
into tears.
The mother, who
knew her son
well, sat near
him and said:
- Robert, of
course you can
learn. All
children have
difficulties!
What you lack is
a little more
willingness and
patience to
solve your
problems.
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- But I can't,
mom! - he
insisted.
The woman
thought for a
moment, put him
on her lap, and
said softly:
- My son, you're
in second grade.
How do you think
you made it this
far?
- Because I
passed the
previous grade!
- he replied,
calmer.
- It is because
you learned,
Robert! Remember
how much
difficulty you
found to be able
to read and
write?
The boy smiled,
now more
excited,
remembering the
past:
- But now I know
it! And I also
know how to do
maths!
The mother
smiled and
continued:
- And there's
much more you've
learned! You
could not tie
your shoelaces,
remember?
- Yes, mom, but
now I know how!
I can also go
cycling, roller-blading,
I play soccer,
swim...- he
remembered,
admired.
The mother
agreed with him
and went on to
get a book on
the shelf.
Opening it on a
certain page,
she showed the
child an
interesting
image that
contained the
human evolution
through time,
completing that
explanation by
saying that we
are always
progressing.
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- My son,
everything
progresses! Look
at this picture.
It represents
the scale of
human evolution.
They are quite
different from
us, uh? But
we've been as
these primitive
beings!
- You mean I've
been like a
monkey ?!... -
said the boy
looking at the
picture, amazed.
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- Yes, all of
us! That's
because we are
spirits;
intelligent
beings created
by God for
evolution.
Therefore, we
are reborn many
times, always
evolving.
Mankind has
progressed a lot
materially
through the
discoveries in
science and
technology,
improving the
living
conditions of
the population.
Got it?
- Oh ... More or
less. What do
you mean, mom?
- Well, when you
built a home for
your dog with
the boards from
that box of
apples, you were
inventing,
creating
something useful
for someone,
right?
- That's true,
mom!
- And you,
Robert, had to
measure the
boards, do the
calculations,
nail it
together. Dad
helped, but you
built the house!
The boy's eyes
were wide open
with amazement
by realizing his
achievement. The
mother
continued:
- But that's not
all. We also
have to progress
morally, Robert.
The Spirit does
it by acquiring
knowledge,
improving its
feelings, its
ways. Thus,
people, cities,
countries,
planets
progress. The
Earth, our home
planet, has
progressed a
great deal and
is already well
advanced into a
transformation
to become a
better world.
- Got it, Mom.
You mean that
when I treat
people well, do
not fight at
school, share my
lunch with
someone who is
hungry, I'm
doing good,
doing my
"homework "!...
What is the book
that brings
these so
important
lessons?
With a smile,
the mother
added:
- The book is
the Gospel of
Jesus, where we
learn the law of
love: how to
love others, not
hold grudges,
learn to forgive
and help those
who are
suffering or in
difficulty. Got
it?
- Yes, mom. I
will not
complain about
my homework
anymore because
I know that soon
I will learn.
And when I don't
understand
something, I'll
ask my teacher!
Robert looked at
his notebook.
Now with another
disposition he
took the pencil,
trying to
understand the
questions. He
discovered that
with a little
goodwill, it was
not difficult to
understand those
questions.
Focused, he
lowered his head
and began to
answer them.
Seeing him
attentive to the
task, his mother
left without him
noticing. An
hour later, the
boy appeared in
the kitchen
lifting up the
notebook in his
hands like a
trophy. There
was in his face
a different
expression of
contentment, a
sense of good
capacity for
being able to do
everything
himself:
- Mom, I did it!
... I did
everything! ...
Full of joy, the
mother wrapped
the child with
her arms,
grateful to God
for that moment.
- Well done, my
son! If everyone
does their
share, for sure
our planet will
be a better
place to live!
Robert grew up,
and throughout
his life he
never again
found it
difficult to
solve his
problems,
because he had
learned that,
with goodwill
and
determination,
nothing would be
impossible. And
all that he
learned was an
achievement that
would not only
serve him in
this lifetime
but forever,
because it would
never be
forgotten.
MEIMEI
(Psychographed
by Celia X. de
Camargo on
07/11/2011.)
