A simple act of love can change the world
I visited my niece's school in Canada when I was about ten years old, to meet with her counselor to discuss her low test scores. I was his guardian at that time. The counselor explained that he was having a very difficult time because he was mentally more mature for his age than the rest of his classmates. After our meeting, I walked to the playground to give him a hug before I left. Tears filled my eyes as I saw this beautiful girl, alone and sad. I approached and gave him the biggest hug and kept him company during lunch. He was beaming with happiness when he saw that his uncle joined her for lunch ...
It was lunchtime and all the children were sitting in small groups, laughing and mocking each other, while enjoying their meal.
I stopped for a moment while watching my niece sitting alone, eating alone. I hid behind a pillar so he wouldn't see me. She seemed so dejected, basically discarded by the rest of the children because she was different.
He found new friends after we changed his school, and later became an excellent young woman, very happy, successful, respected and popular among his friends and classmates.
Over the years, I have often returned to that moment and reflected on how terrible it is for people to be alone.
Fellowship is as important to each of us as oxygen and food. It is an essential need that most of us ignore so easily. Think of the elderly, for example, who raised their families, enjoyed companionship all their lives and are now alone in their homes or institutions. These are the precious people who have created the world for us, and here we are as a society, which allows them to fade into the sunset, lonely and sad.
My dear friends, as this important historical year unfolds, let us seek to open our eyes and hearts to consciously recognize our fellow men who are alone and dejected.
Why not take an hour from our busy schedules, for example, to visit the elderly, talk to them and make them smile?
If you are blessed to have friends, children and grandchildren, encourage them to do the same, because the time we spend with the sad and lonely are truly special moments of enlightenment, when the light within us interacts with the light in them, dissipating the darkness.
Increasingly.
Each of us is a being of light.
Why not consider starting to live as one, starting today ...?
Have a blessed week ahead, dear friends, blessed with happiness and memorable moments with your families and loved ones.
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Translated by Nelly Fernández Martín and her soul daughter Flor. We offer deep gratitude to these beautiful souls for their voluntary love service.
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