Caio was angry
because he felt
that his father
smothered him,
and that day, he
screamed in
tears:
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- Dad, you do
not let me do
anything!
Everything I
want is
dangerous,
harmful or does
not suit me!
This is not
right!...
The father, with
great love,
looked at his
son and said:
- Caio, a
parent's job is
to look after
the children who
are placed under
their care! It
is an obligation
of your mother
and I to warn
you not to do
something when
we see that it
is dangerous.
You are only
seven, son! You
know nothing
about life and
we have more
experience than
you. It is not
out of malice
but to preserve
your life, son!
The boy, after
crying a lot,
would just
accept it and
embrace his
father. But the
next day, he
would start it
all over again.
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Seeing her
little boy on
the backyard
fence, trying to
climb a tree,
his mother
yelled from the
kitchen window:
- Caio! Don't do
it, honey! It is
dangerous; you
might fall and
get hurt. Get
off of there!...
Caio, on the
fence, replied:
- Mommy, there's
no danger. I
know how to
climb up this
mango tree! I've
done it many
times!
Terrified to
hear what he had
said, his mother
replied:
- Well, that is
good to know
because I will
not let you do
it again. Get
down from there!
Caio began to
cry so much that
he could not
even get off the
fence. His
father, who had
just arrived
from work,
seeing the
situation, went
into the yard
and, holding out
his arms,
grabbed the
child and put
him on the
ground. Then,
very seriously,
he said:
- Caio, I do not
want you to do
that again, you
hear me?
- Nobody will
let me do
anything in this
house!
Everything is
forbidden, I
cannot do
anything. This
is not right,
Dad - the little
boy complained
in tears, making
a scene.
Full of
compassion, his
father took him
in his arms and
carried him into
the house as if
he were a little
baby. Then, he
explained:
- Son, it may
seem that we are
too hard on you
but there are
things that
really, at your
age, you still
cannot do. When
you grow up, it
will be
different. Try
to understand.
We love you very
much and,
therefore, want
to take care of
you with all our
love. You have
so many toys!
Distract
yourself with
them, right here
at home, in the
garden, on the
balcony,
anywhere you
want. Is that
OK?
Still feeling
very unhappy,
Caio went to his
room and laid on
his bed sulking
and thinking
about it, and
repeated to
himself under
his breath:
- My parents do
not like me. If
they did, they
would let me do
what I want. I
cannot stand so
much care!
That day, tired
of crying, he
fell asleep. He
found himself in
a beautiful
place where
someone showed
him some scenes.
Caio noticed
himself
different,
wearing old
clothes and in
charge of
everything. As
his father was a
very powerful
and rich prince,
he could do
whatever he
wanted. He felt
like riding a
horse and his
father allowed
it.
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The handler of
the horses
warned the
father saying
that he should
not allow the
young boy to
ride that animal
because it was
unreliable and
wild. But the
father, proud of
his son, did not
accept the
recommendation
of his servant,
and ordered him
to help the boy
get on the
animal. Full
satisfaction,
the little
prince laughed
and climbed on
the horse. No
one noticed that
he had a sharp
piece of metal
in his hand. And
to make the
horse go faster,
he pricked the
animal with the
object.
Immediately, the
horse reared,
whinnying in
pain, and the
little boy fell
on the ground. |
- My son... -
cried the
father, startled
to see the boy
fall, and he ran
to rescue the
child, but the
servant was much
faster and
approached the
boy.
When the father
got near, he
noticed that his
son had hit his
head on a rock
and was dead.
Full of regret,
the prince said
in tears,
desperate:
- My son! Why
did I let you
ride this wild
beast? Now what
will I do with
my life? - he
cried with a
broken heart,
feeling
responsible for
the boy's death.
But, wanting to
throw his anger
on someone, he
ordered the
servant:
- Kill this
horse! Kill it!
I do not want to
see it ever
again!...
- Sir, but it
was not the
animal's fault -
said the
servant, full of
pity.
And he showed
the crying
father the
little piece of
metal that was
still in the
child's hand.
At that moment,
the prince
understood that
the animal only
responded to the
pain, which made
the boy fall to
the ground. And
he understood
that the fault
actually was
his, who as a
parent, should
have taken
better care of
his only son.
Caio woke up in
his room,
relieved to see
that it was all
just a dream.
Remembering
those
interesting
scenes he had
seen, he
understood that
it was him who
had lost his
life falling off
the horse.
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And he
understood that
his father, the
same father from
that lifetime,
was also reborn
to receive him
as his son, so
that he could
now take better
care of him, in
order to
preserve his
life.
Caio got up and
went into the
room where his
father was
reading the
newspaper. To
the amazement of
his father, he
sat on his lap
and running a
hand through his
face, he said:
- Daddy, you can
rest assured
I'll never do
anything you do
not want. I will
obey you and
Mom. I do not
want you to
suffer again
because of me. I
love you so
much, Dad.
Wide eyed, the
father heard his
son's words
which seemed to
came from a
great
understanding of
what he was
talking about as
if he knew the
reason for
everything, and
asked,
surprised:
- Son, but why
are you saying
these things?
Did something
happen that I do
not know? Tell
me, Caio!
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The boy smiled
beautifully and
shaking his
little head,
said:
- One day I'll
tell you what
happened, Dad.
One day...
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MEIMEI
(Psychographed
by Celia X.
Camargo on
09/02/2015.)
