Thanku God For Giving Enough Money For The Doll

I was walking around in a store. I saw a cashier hand this little boy his money back saying
"I'm sorry, but you don't have enough money to buy this doll."
Then the little boy turned to the old woman next to him: ''Granny, are you sure I don't have
enough money?''
The old lady replied: ''You know that you don't have enough money to buy this doll, my dear.''
Then she asked him to stay there for 5 minutes while she went to look around. She left
quickly.
The little boy was still holding the doll in his hand.
Finally, I walked toward him and I asked him who he wished to give this doll to.
"It's the doll that my sister loved most and wanted so much for this Christmas. She was so sure that Santa Claus would bring it to her."
I replied to him that maybe Santa Claus will bring it to her after all, and not to worry.
But he replied to me sadly. "No, Santa Claus can't bring it to her where she is now. I have to
give the doll to my mommy so that she can give it to my sister when she goes there."
His eyes were so sad while saying this. "My sister has gone to be with God. Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister.''
My heart nearly stopped.
The little boy looked up at me and said: "I told daddy to tell mommy not to go yet. I need her
to wait until I come back from the mall."
Then he showed me a very nice photo of him where he was laughing. He then told me "I want mommy to take my picture with her so she won't forget me."
"I love my mommy and I wish she doesn't have to leave me, but daddy says that she has to go to be with my little sister."
Then he looked again at the doll with sad eyes, very quietly.
I quickly reached for my wallet and said to the boy. "What if we checked again, just in case you do have enough money?''
"Ok" he said "I hope that I have enough." I added some of my money to his without him seeing and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and even some spare money.
The little boy said: "Thank you God for giving me enough money!"
Then he looked at me and added "I asked yesterday before I slept for God to make sure I have enough money to buy this doll so that mommy can give it to my sister. He heard me!''
"I also wanted to have enough money to buy a white rose for my mommy, but I didn't dare to ask God for too much. But He gave me enough to buy the doll and a white rose.''
"My mommy loves white roses."
A few minutes later, the old lady came again and I left with my basket.
I finished my shopping in a totally different state from when I started. I couldn't get the little
boy out of my mind.
Then I remembered a local newspaper article 2 days ago, which mentioned of a drunk man in a truck, who hit a car, where there was one young lady and a little girl.
The little girl died right away, and the mother was left in a critical state. The family had
to decide whether to pull the plug on the life-assisting machine, because the young lady would not be able to recover from the coma.
Was this the family of the little boy?
Two days after this encounter with the little boy, I read in the newspaper that the young
lady had passed away.
I couldn't stop myself as I bought a bunch of white roses and I went to the funeral home where the body of the young woman was exposed for people to see and make last wishes before burial.
She was there, in her coffin, holding a beautiful white rose in her hand with the photo of
the little boy and the doll placed over her chest.
I left the place, teary-eyed, feeling that my life had been changed forever. The love that this
little boy had for his mother and his sister is still, to this day, hard to imagine. And in a
fraction of a second, a drunk driver had taken all this away from him.

Dear Sunkan,

The innocence and the love of the boy.... No words to express... I feel too bad...

I hate people who drink and drive... I have lost my uncle in road accident and have seen how the families get affected when a person dies or gets life long injuries....

Having met with accidents twice personally and narrowly escaped....

It is sad...

Veda

Originally Posted by Vysan

Dear Sunkan,

The innocence and the love of the boy.... No words to express... I feel too bad...

I hate people who drink and drive... I have lost my uncle in road accident and have seen how the families get affected when a person dies or gets life long injuries....

Having met with accidents twice personally and narrowly escaped....

It is sad...

Veda

IT IS SAD VEDA NO DOUBT, WHAT IS THE ALTERNATIVE I THINK THEY MUST HAVE RAILING ON THE SIDE WALK TO PREVENT VEHICLE RAMMING THERE ATLEAST THEN PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO WALK INSIDE AND CAN AVOID TO AN EXTEND THIS MISHAP..SUNKAN

Dear Sundari,

Its is toooo much. You really touch our hearts with your powerful narration. I could feel my throat chocking when I read it. Personally I just can't stand people who drink and driving God............!

An eye opener in the morning itself and keeps the day going with incidents like this.

Thanx a lot!

very touching....
My throat is choked. its brought tears to my eyes. One second of mistake whether its ours or others and the penalty to pay is very HUGE.

I cannot bear to see any child sad or unhappy - it crushes my heart....

JJ

Originally Posted by lalitha shivaguru

Dear Sundari,

Its is toooo much. You really touch our hearts with your powerful narration. I could feel my throat chocking when I read it. Personally I just can't stand people who drink and driving God............!

An eye opener in the morning itself and keeps the day going with incidents like this.

Thanx a lot!

lalitha,
this has become very common in bangalore especially the buses they ram into people we lost a nice cartoonist, and child riding pillion behind her father to school and i dont understand what is the big hurry a 5 minute late is nothing in comparison the irreparable loss...cheer up sorry to have posted this in the morning..sunkan

Originally Posted by latamurali

smile and there is someone living on it, weep but in the heart..sunkan

Originally Posted by JayaJ

very touching....
My throat is choked. its brought tears to my eyes. One second of mistake whether its ours or others and the penalty to pay is very HUGE.

I cannot bear to see any child sad or unhappy - it crushes my heart....

JJ

dear JJ,
i feel for these children too much if it not the road then the home parents shouting at each other, and so many still they given a chance would smile and help u wipe all ur tears away..sunkan

Dear Sundari,

I agree with you! A 5 min delay is not going to matter much but if we need to be on time, we can leave early also, right?

I always feel why people are in such a hurry that they forget their fellow beings........Once a life is lost, those 5 min cannot be brought back.

Thanx for sharing.