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Spiritism for
Kids
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Célia Xavier
Camargo -
Portuguese
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Year 5 - N°
249 - February 26,
2012
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Translation
Johnny Silveira
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The Handicap
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Frankie, awaited
with much love
by his parents,
was born with a
small problem:
he had one leg
slightly shorter
than the other.
Living in a poor
small town, his
parents were
happy with the
baby, not
worrying about
the defect and
believing that
it would resolve
with time.
The years passed
and Frankie
became
increasingly
smart and
active,
surrounded by
the love of his
family. Now,
they were living
in a bigger and
more beautiful
city where he
had friends,
played around
and had fun.
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One day,
however,
Frankie
was
playing
on the
sidewalk
with
some
friends
when he
fell out
with
Mark,
one of
the
boys.
They
kicked
and
punched
each
other
and
rolled
on the
floor.
A man
who was
watching
the
fight,
managed
to
separate
the two.
However,
Mark,
full of
anger
rose
from the
ground
and
wiping
the
tears
from his
face,
shouted: |
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- You crippled!
You will pay me!
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Hearing those
words, Frankie
was red with
anger and
humiliation.
While the other
boys wanted to
resume the game,
he refused,
saying he needed
to go home.
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From
that day
on,
Frankie
became
sad and
silent.
He no
longer
wanted
to play
with his
friends
or go
for a
walk. He
did not
want to
do
anything.
His
mother,
worried
with the
boy's
behaviour,
asked
him:
- What
happened,
my son?
You've
been
sad,
quiet;
you
don't
want to
play
anymore!
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Lowering
his
head,
Frankie
began to
cry: |
- Mommy, why was
I born this way?
- What do you
mean, dear? -
replied his
mother,
surprised.
- Crippled! A
boy called me
crippled! ...
The mother
placed him in
her lap and
embraced him
lovingly, then
said tenderly:
- Son, you're
not crippled.
There's a slight
difference with
your legs that
is barely
noticeable! And
you were never
bothered with
it! ... Has this
defect ever
prevented you
from doing
anything?
- No! - he
replied, shaking
his head.
- Thus, son, God
knows what He
does. Also, our
Heavenly Father
may have wanted
you to be
careful. It is
as if He said:
“- Frankie, look
what you do with
your leg!
Everything I
give you is to
be put to good
use!” Got it,
darling?
- More or less.
Is it because I
can use it for
evil?
- Exactly, son.
You can hurt
someone or you
can walk down a
bad path,
complicating
your life. The
problem with
your leg is
something that
you brought with
you from the
past, that is,
from another
lifetime when
you probably
hurt someone.
When we do
something
negative, we
create a mark in
the spiritual
body and are
reborn with it
to try to fix
our mistake.
- Ah! ... I got
it now. You mean
I need to treat
everyone well
and not fight
with anyone. But
I will continue
to have this
defect this
entire lifetime?
- Who knows? We
can even look
for a good
doctor who will
solve your
problem. But,
the truth, my
son, is that it
means nothing!
Come with me.
Let's go for a
visit.
The mother took
Frankie to an
institution that
cared for
children with
various
disabilities.
There were
children who
were blind,
deaf, mute,
paralysed,
missing limbs,
mentally
handicapped and
with all sorts
of problems.
Seeing them, the
boy felt his
heart grow with
compassion. He
talked to the
people who took
care of them,
with the
children who
could speak and
realized that,
despite
everything, they
were happy!
Depending on the
possibilities,
they joked,
laughed and
sang.
Frankie returned
home feeling
different.
- Thanks, Mom.
Now I know I
have no problem
at all. I have
legs to walk, I
can go to
school, I have
hands to get
what I want, I
can think and
learn, go
cycling and do a
lot of other
things.
He paused,
smiled and
jumped into his
mother's lap,
giving her a big
hug as he said:
- I thank God
for everything
He gave me.
Especially the
mother I have!
MEIMEI
(Psychographed
by Celia Xavier
de Camargo on
06.02.2012.)
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