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Spiritism for
Kids
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Célia Xavier
Camargo -
Portuguese
Spanish |
Year 10 - N° 479 - August 21, 2016 |
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Preparations For
The Trip
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They were about
to have a long
weekend and with
great joy the
children were
preparing to
travel. They
would be able to
play as much as
they wanted!
Their happiness
was great!
Nevertheless,
they knew they
would miss their
friends. Juliana
enjoyed being
with her friends
and got used to
go to their
house or they
would come to
her home after
school, and they
would play all
afternoon.
On that day,
when he arrived
home, their
father told them
that he would
not work during
the holidays and
they would go to
his parents’
home.
Juliana was very
pleased:
- Yay! It’s been
a long time
since we saw
grandpa Peter
and grandma
Carmela! When do
we leave, Dad?
- As soon as I
get the car
ready but it
will not be
long.
Anxiously, the
girl began to
put aside all
she would take:
clothes and
footwear; she
picked up dolls,
board games and
put them in her
suitcase.
Suddenly,
nothing else
would fit in!
She tried to
close it but
failed. Juliana
went to the
kitchen to
complain to her
mother: |
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- Mom, I cannot
close my
suitcase! What
is going on?...
- What do you
think happened,
honey? - her
mother asked as
she stirred a
pot.
- I do not know!
Maybe I put too
much in it!
- Exactly. So,
empty it and put
aside only what
you cannot leave
behind. And just
take the
necessary, OK,
Juliana?
- Got it, Mom.
Juliana returned
to her room and
started all over
again. Still,
there was too
much! Then she
returned to the
kitchen and
said:
- Mom, I do not
know what to do!
I cannot fit
everything in my
suitcase.
- All right,
darling. After
lunch I'll see
what I can do
but if you help
me and set the
table for lunch.
Juliana said she
would remove
some things from
the suitcase and
left the
kitchen. Her
mother set the
table, prepared
the dishes with
the food and
also called the
twin boys and
her husband for
lunch. They sat
down, said a
prayer and began
to help
themselves. But
Juliana was
angry because
she could not
pack her
suitcase.
Everyone was
happy with the
news that they
would travel but
the girl was
very upset.
After lunch, her
mother asked her
to help her
clean the
kitchen but
Juliana said she
was tired and
that she would
go to sleep.
The mother said
nothing. She
washed the
dishes; dried
everything and
put them away.
Then she went to
Juliana's room
to see what she
was doing. Her
daughter slept.
At about 5pm, as
the girl had
already slept
enough, her
mother called
her:
- Juliana! Wake
up, honey!
- I'm tired,
Mom.
- But didn’t you
want to pack
your stuff?
- Yes, mom. But
now I want to
sleep.
The mother left
the room and
went on to take
care of other
things. She
arranged the
twins’ clothes
and decided what
they would need,
helped them
arranging the
bags, and they
were very happy
because they
would even bring
a game that they
liked a lot.
When she woke
up, Juliana was
hungry and
wanted a snack.
The table was
already clean
but she sat
down, poured
herself some
chocolate milk
and then
complained that
there was no
cheese.
- Only butter...
Wow!! Not even a
piece of cheese?
Her kind mother,
who had worked
all day while
Juliana slept,
took a deep
breath and spoke
fondly:
- Sweetheart,
everyone here
helped and did
something. Only
you did nothing!
And still you
complain?
- Wow, Mom! I
tried to get my
suitcase ready
but I could not!
- Well, Juliana.
Packing your
stuff is your
problem. You are
grown up enough
for it. If you
had done what I
asked you, I
would have had
time to help you
pack your
suitcase!
However, you
thought better
to asleep all
afternoon.
- I was tired,
Mom!
- Tired of what,
honey? Doing
nothing?...
The girl turned
red as a pepper.
Then she began
to cry:
- Nobody likes
me here at home!
I'm a nobody!...
The mother, who
heard her
daughter's words
indignantly
replied:
- Juliana, your
problem is that
you only think
about yourself.
You never try to
help your
brothers who are
smaller than
you. How many
times have they
asked for your
help with their
homework? You
never help me
when I'm busy
with the house
chores, and I do
ask for your
help. You are
always
aggravated and
only think about
your own
problems. Think
about it a bit.
Think about how
you acted today!
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She looked at
her brothers and
noted that they
agreed with
their mother.
So, Juliana left
the room crying,
went to her room
and threw
herself on the
bed, feeling as
if no one in the
family liked
her. Later,
feeling calmer,
she went to her
mother who was
watching
television and
knitting booties
for the poor
babies that were
about to be
born.
Embarrassed, she
reflected on her
ways, kissed her
mother and
apologised:
- Mom, forgive
me! I recognise
that I have done
wrong. I promise
I will change
from now on. I
want to help
more with the
house chores,
help my brothers
and be a better
person, like
you, that in
addition to all
the
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housework,
still
knits to
help
other
moms in
need. |
Juliana hugged
her mother and
said that from
that day on, she
would be
different. Happy
with her
daughter’s
change, the
mother smiled
and invited her
as she gave her
a hug:
- Would you like
to pack your
suitcase now?
MEIMEI
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