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Spiritism for
Kids
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Célia Xavier
Camargo -
Portuguese
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Year 8 -
N°
366 –
June 8,
2014
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Translation
Johnny Silveira
- silveirajohnny@yahoo.com |
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Divine Therapy
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One day Fernando
woke up
complaining as
usual:
- Darn it, Mom!
I want to sleep
but I have to go
to school. I
would like stay
in bed all
morning!
- My son,
everyone needs
to study to
learn and grow
in life. Then,
depending on the
profession you
choose, you will
still have to do
a degree course.
Come on, get up,
stop being lazy!
- considered the
mother smiling.
Upset, Fernando
took a shower to
help him wake up.
He ate something
and went to
school muttering.
And that
situation would
always be
repeated without
him learning the
importance of
studying.
One day, more
irritable than
usual, he was on
his way to
school when,
passing by a
building, a
piece of
concrete fell
from above,
landed on one of
his legs and
threw him to the
ground,
screaming in
pain.
Victor, the
foreman, went to
rescue him,
taking him
immediately to
the emergency
room, as he had
fainted.
While waiting to
be seen,
Fernando gave
his home phone
number to Victor
to warn his
mother Claudia.
Soon she arrived,
grieving, and
was introduced
to Victor.
- Dona1 Claudia,
it has been an
unfortunate
accident. The
builder was
breaking the
concrete when a
piece of it fell
on your son. But
do not worry.
The doctor
examined
Fernando and is
taking care of
him now. Our
company will pay
for all costs.
At that moment,
the doctor came
and explained
the situation to
the boy's mother.
Fernando was
already in the
operating room
because his leg
had been badly
hurt. Claudia
gave them the
necessary
information and,
worried, sat
down to wait,
elevating her
thought to Jesus
and pleading for
help for her
child.
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A few hours
later, still
sleepy, the boy
was taken to his
room. In two
days, he
returned home in
a wheelchair. At
first he liked
it because he
was not going to
school. Then, he
got tired of
always being
stuck to that
chair. Also, he
was home alone
because his
friends were at
school.
One day, talking
to his mother,
he asked:
- Mom, do you
think I will be
in this
wheelchair for a
long time?
- Ah! My dear,
you need to have
patience. The
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accident was
severe and it
will take months
for you to
recover. |
- But why has
this happened to
me, mom? That
piece of
concrete could
have fallen on
anyone, but it
happened to
me!...
The mother
thought for a
moment,
searching for
the right words,
then said:
- Fernando, when
something
happens without
us doing
anything to
cause the
situation it
means that it is
an educational
process that God
uses for our
learning. In
your case, to
develop patience,
understanding,
and resignation
before the
problems of
existence, to
value life. Got
it, dear?
- Kind of did.
Actually I would
love to be able
to walk again,
to walk to
school, to study,
see my friends...
Will it happen,
Mom?
- Interesting!
See how the
divine therapy
is already
working. You
hated to go to
school, now you
miss it and your
friends. It will
be only a few
days; then you
will go in a
wheelchair, I'll
take you! - the
mother said,
reassuringly.
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Thus, Fernando
returned to
school, now with
more disposition.
After a few
months, he left
the wheelchair
and started to
walk using a
crutch. He
complained at
first but
realized it was
necessary,
because he could
not stress his
injured leg,
which still hurt
a lot.
Thus, he got
accustomed with
the crutch,
which became
part of his
everyday life.
In his
appointments,
the doctor would
explain to him
the need to
continue the use
of the crutch.
Time passed...
Some years later,
already a young
man, one day he
was crossing a
square when he
felt tired and
sat down on a
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bench to rest.
He put his
crutch aside and
took a deep
breath, watching
people walk by. |
Soon a gentleman
also sat down
next to him. The
friendly man
began to talk to
him and asked
him the reason
of the crutch.
Fernando
explained what
happened to him
years before.
Interested, the
man started to
ask him
questions, which
he answered.
Suddenly, the
stranger asked:
- Can I see your
leg?
- Of course! No
problem. - said
Fernando.
The man knelt
down and, while
examining the
leg, asked
Fernando
questions to
which he
answered. Then
he sat down on
the bench again
and informed the
puzzled boy:
- Fernando, I'm
a doctor and I
work in the
field of
orthopedics.
Some time ago,
there would be
no solution to
your predicament
but now
everything can
be solved. I'll
give you my card,
and if you want
to talk more,
I'm at your
disposal. You
are very
friendly, and I
noticed that you
handle your
problem in a
calm manner,
without
complaints,
which is
difficult at
your age.
Fernando smiled
and replied:
- Ah! But I was
not always like
this, doctor!
With time, I
improved. I used
to complain
about everything.
I did not like
to study until I
had my accident.
Of course I was
angry, nervous,
but my mother
explained that
it was divine
therapy so that
I would exercise
patience and
resignation...
well, I confess
that I have
changed. Today I
face everything
better, without
complaining
about anything,
accepting life
as a blessing!
After all, there
are so many
people who do
not have what I
have: a good
family, friends,
intelligence, a
knack for
studying... Isn't
it?
The doctor felt
touched with
those words.
- You're right,
Fernando. Now
I'm sure I can
help you. Let's
go to your home.
Dr. Milton
brought the car
around and
Fernando settled
himself in,
hopeful. At home,
after being
introduced to
Fernando's
mother, the
doctor talked to
her and offered
to treat the
boy, at no cost
to the family.
Soon, Fernando
was good again.
He retired the
crutch, as well
as the
wheelchair,
which now served
others. But he
always said,
excited:
- Blessed
accident! If it
were not for it,
I would still be
the same. Thank
God, I have
changed for the
better!
MEIMEI
(Psychographed
by Celia X. de
Camargo on
12/05/2014.)
1 In Brazilian
society, Dona is
a term of
respect that is
used with the
woman's first
name.
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