A Festive Reminder

Tinkerbelle · 02-12-2005, 20:13

I have just received this e-mail and thought I would share it with you as the festive season is nearly upon on us.

On the last day before Christmas, I hurried to go to the supermarket to buy the remaining of the gift I didn't manage to buy earlier. When I saw all the people there, I started to complain to myself "It is going to take forever here and I still have so many other places to go..."Christmas really is getting more and more annoying every year. How I wish I could just lie down, go to sleep and only wake up after it..."

Nonetheless, I made my way to the toy section, and there I started to curse the prices, wondering if after all kids really play with such expensive toys.

While looking in the toy section, I noticed a small boy of about 5 years old, pressing a doll against his chest. He kept on touching the hair of the doll and looked so sad. I wondered who this doll was for. 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 started to walk towards him and I asked him who he wanted to give this doll to. "It is 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. He replied to me sadly. "No, Santa Claus cannot bring it to her where she is now. I have to give the doll to my mother so that she can give it to her when she goes there."

His eyes were so sad while saying this. "My sister has gone to be with God. Daddy says that Mummy will also go to see God very soon, 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 mummy not to go yet. I asked him to wait until I came back from the supermarket." Then he showed me a very nice photo of him where he was laughing. He then told me "I also want mummy to take this photo with her so that she will not forget me. I love my mummy 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 took a few notes and said to the boy. "What if we checked again, just in case if you 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 left over. The little boy said "Thank you God for giving me enough money", then he looked at me and added "I asked yesterday before I went to sleep for God to make sure I have enough money to buy this doll so that mummy can give it to my sister. He heard me. I also wanted to have enough money to buy a white rose for my mummy, but didn't dare to ask God too much. But He gave me enough to buy the doll and the white rose." "You know, my mummy loves white roses"

A few minutes later, the old lady came back again and I left with my trolley. 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 get out of 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 and went to buy a bunch of white roses and I went to the mortuary where the body of the young woman was exposed for people to see and make last wish 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 crying, 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 man had taken all this away from him.

Don't Drink and drive this christmas

harwood red · 02-12-2005, 23:27

Now it takes alot to bring a tear to my eye but that was def one.... thanks for that tinks

garinda · 02-12-2005, 23:31

I too would use any old sob story to get people to buy me dolls when I was a little boy.

harwood red · 02-12-2005, 23:35

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Originally Posted by garinda

I too would use any old sob story to get people to buy me dolls when I was a little boy.

Now why does that comment not stun and shock me!!!????!!!

Acrylic-bob · 03-12-2005, 02:38

That story would have qualified for my "Sad Christmas" thread, had certain people not wandered all over it. Pity it doesn't have a better punch line though.

SPUGGIE J · 03-12-2005, 09:14

Too much for me at this time of day T sorry.

lettie · 03-12-2005, 09:59

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Originally Posted by Acrylic-bob

That story would have qualified for my "Sad Christmas" thread, had certain people not wandered all over it. Pity it doesn't have a better punch line though.

I have to admit that I did laugh at your punch line....

I even tried to give karma, but was told that I have to 'spread it around a bit.' Ooooooooer!!!!!

grannyclaret · 03-12-2005, 11:00

oh dear.. you know i am a sucker for a story like that....
please dont drink and drive this christmas

SPUGGIE J · 03-12-2005, 11:34

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Originally Posted by grannyclaret

oh dear.. you know i am a sucker for a story like that....
please dont drink and drive this christmas

Deffinately not up for that. Drink driving causes injury death and misery for the innocent!!!!

mez · 03-12-2005, 13:35

but sadley drink driving can cause so much grief to a lot of people not just at christmas.

Tinkerbelle · 03-12-2005, 13:39

I agree mez but Christmas seems to be the main time that people take more risks of getting in the car after 'just having a couple of drinks' with taxis charging time and half or double.

mez · 03-12-2005, 13:41

oooohh so true tinks........i do agree about the taxi fare too, but worth paying in the long run.

Sara · 03-12-2005, 14:09

Lovely story Tinkerbelle.

Last Christmas the majority of taxi firms did not charge any extra over the Christmas period, so there is no excuse for drink driving. Also don't drive the morning after a drinking session, because there is every chance that you will still be over the limit.

SPUGGIE J · 04-12-2005, 10:15

Thats the thing Sara how many people will be caught the morning after? Proberly a hell of a lot more than the previous evening. Just because you feel ok dosnt mean you are.

ANNE · 04-12-2005, 22:21

Ah, that was soo sad Tinks.