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Spiritism for Kids - Célia Xavier Camargo - Portuguese  Spanish
Year 4 - N° 165 – July 4, 2010

  Translation
Carolina von Scharten - carolinavonscharten@yahoo.com

 

Good tree; good fruit

  

Armand was a little boy who, although he received good education at home, he would still do wrong.

He loved fighting and provoking people. He destroyed his and his colleagues’ toys. He enjoyed bad jokes and complained about everything all the time.

But when people asked about his religion he would say:

— I am a spiritist!

In fact, he goes to spiritist education classes at the spiritist centre close to where he lives. Therefore, he was very misbehaved; he would always disturb the classes

and his colleagues.

His mom was really worried. She tried everything to teach him, but with no results.

One day she was tired and decided to ask Jesus for help. After thinking for a long time, she fell asleep.

On the following morning she woke up with a new idea. She called Armand and asked:

— My son, I want to make a fruit salad. Can you please go to the garden and bring me some oranges from the banana tree?

The boy felt quite surprised with his mom’s question and asked:

— Mom, bananas does not grow in orange trees!

— Oh! It’s true. Please bring me apples from an orange tree.

The boy complained, once again:

— It’s not possible, mom. Orange trees can not give us apples. These tress produce oranges.

His mother then said:

— Please bring me some grapes from the avocado tree that is located in the back garden.

The boy was quite taken aback by his mom’s comments. He then said:

— Mom, avocado tree can not give us grapes; only avocados!

The boy was quite concerned about his mom at this point in time.

His mother then looked at him quite carefully and said:

— Why?

— Why is that? Because each tree can only produce its own fruit, mom! — Armand answered.

— It’s true! You are right! — his mother said. — Jesus taught us that a good tree does not produce bad fruit; and a bad tree can not produce good fruit. I think I am a bad tree.

— Why is that, mom?

— Here at home we are spiritists. How come you insist in doing bad things if your dad and me only teach you goodness, respect and love to other people? Is this what we are teaching you?

Armand listened to his mother attentively and realised she was talking about his behaviour. He looked down, feeling ashamed of himself.

He then looked up and said:
 

— You are right, mom. I have been behaving badly lately. I will try to make it better. You will still feel proud of me one day! I will be a good tree that will give good fruit.

His mother hugged her son, feeling extremely happy for being able to reach his heart. She then thanked God for the help received.  

                                                             
                                                                  Aunt Celia


 



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