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Spiritism for Kids - Célia Xavier Camargo - Portuguese  Spanish
Year 10 - N° 473 - July 10, 2016

Translation
Johnny Silveira / silveirajohnny@yahoo.com
 

 

Our Friend Vincent

  

There was a young man named Vincent who wanted to serve God. As he had acquired a lot of knowledge, he decided to assist people in need of guidance with their problems. 

He was poor but he tidied up his small house cleaning it well; he arranged a table and took it to the  living room with two chairs, one for him and the other for those who would attend. Then he painted a sign where he said he was at the disposal of those who needed help, put it in the front of the house and left the door open. 

Soon after another young man entered. He needed relief. He was upset and did not know what to do in life. The helper heard him carefully, asked a few questions, then guided him as he judged more correct. Joseph stopped crying and smiled. Yes! He needed to change his life and devote himself to more serious matters, clearing his mind of negative things. He said goodbye as he hugged him gratefully. 

The same day, a lady came in crying a lot. She had quarrelled with her husband and was thinking of divorcing him. After telling him what had happened, she added: 

- Don’t you think I was right in leaving my house? 

The helper gently asked if that really was the very thing she wanted, and the lady replied: 

- No. I love my house, my children and I cannot abandon them. My husband has always been good and loving but I do not understand what is happening to him! ... 

- So don’t you think it would be a good idea

to give your husband another chance? Talk to him, ask him what's going on and, if appropriate, seek help. After all, he is the father of your children and you love him, don’t you? 

The lady smiled through her tears as she wiped her face feeling grateful to the young man for his help, and said: 

- Thank you! Thank you for your help. You gave me back my life! I would not be happy leaving my husband. After all, I have two children who need their father. 

The lady went out and our young friend again felt gratified to have helped two people in one day. Satisfied, he prayed thanking Jesus for the people that had been sent to him. 

A few days later, in front of his house there was a queue of people waiting under the hot sun to be seen. He would happily attend to everybody. They were people with emotional problems, lack of financial resources, existential questions, quarrels with neighbours or family members, people who needed to take action and did not know what to do, among other things. 

Content, our helper would spend all his time talking to the people who looked for him. His life continued in the same way as before for he did not have time for himself. He worked so hard that he could barely see the day pass. He did not eat or rest enough and not even at night the needy would give him a truce. 

Thus, one morning, the needy had been queueing up for a few hours but the helper did not come to open the door. Tired, they decided to knock on the door but he did not answer! Then they broke down the door and where surprised to find him lying on his bed.

- What happened? - they inquired. 

- I think I'm sick - answered the young man. 

Someone scratched their head and said: 

- He worked so hard to help us that ended up getting sick!… 

The others agreed. He had gotten sick

for lack of rest, then someone said:   

- Yeah! He did not eat, did not rest and did not even have his own life! From dawn until late at night, he was always working to help us!... 

Someone thought for a moment and suggested: 

- You're right. So what can we do for him? We have to help him as he has helped us! 

- I know! - said dona1 Mercedes - Each of us will be in charge of something. Sebastian will bring him breakfast; Peter will bring him lunch and Joana dinner, and I will clean the house. As for the others, they may assist him by keeping him company. 

Everyone applauded dona Mercedes’ solution and started to work. So as Vincent had not eaten for many hours, they fixed him breakfast using what each one had in their houses and then had brought over for the sick young man. 

The desire to help the one who had helped them so much in their difficulties caused them to change their attitude. Now it was them who helped the young man and they did not even know his name. When someone asked, he answered weakly: 

- My name is Vincent. 

That name sounded so strange at that time because they had only called him Helper. Filled with shame, they realised how much the young man had done for them and they did not even had known his name. 

Thereafter Vincent had his house always full of friends. Those he had helped now assisted him too, taking turns to keep him company, to restock his pantry that was empty, give him medication, food, wash and iron his clothes, or just talk to him as he was great company. 

Before long, they had become such good friends that they were always at Vincent's house. It was a pleasure to see him and talk to him, because he always had a helping word for each one. 

One day, they wanted to know the reason why he was like that: always friendly, willing to help those who sought him, and Vincent explained to them that he was a Spiritist and invited them: 

- Who wants to do the study of the Gospel at Home with me? 

They accepted the invitation with pleasure because they had confidence in their friend Vincent. And from that day on every week they gathered at his house to do the Gospel at Home. 

MEIMEI 

1 In Brazilian society, Dona is a term of respect that is used with the woman’s first name.

(Psychographed by Celia X. de Camargo on 06.06.2016.)




 



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