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Spiritism for Kids - Célia Xavier Camargo - Portuguese  Spanish
Year 6 - N° 305 – March 31, 2013

Translation
Johnny Silveira - silveirajohnny@yahoo.com
 

 

The Inheritance

 

An old uncle at the time of his death left a small ranch as an inheritance to his nephew Francis, knowing that the young man did not like work much. Francis, who loved his uncle Onofre, was very pleased and grateful.

He began to make plans. Certainly, the ranch would have at least a vegetable garden and fruit trees; the produce would serve him and he would sell the surplus in the city.

All excited, Francis prayed to Jesus thanking for the gift received from Uncle Onofre. Then he opened the New Testament at random and read the parable of the Sower, thinking it was a warning from above because of the new activities that he would perform on the ranch.

Francis carefully read the parable trying to understand its true meaning because Jesus was referring to fallen seeds in different soils, making a parallel with the various types of people.

“Some of the seeds fell by the wayside and the birds ate them. Some fell on rocky ground where there was not much soil, and they sprung up but the sun burned them. Other seeds fell among thorns which choked their growth, not bearing any fruit. Other seeds fell on good soil, bearing many fruits, with grains that yielded a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”

Francis meditated on the words of Jesus to imagine what kind of terrain he would receive because, as the disciples had not understood it, the Master clarified:

“The seed is the word of God. Who hears the word of the kingdom and does not pay it attention, will have the spirit of evil come and take what was sown in their heart; this is the one who received the seed along the way.

Whoever receives the seed amongst stones is listening to the word with joy, but having no roots, it will last a short time.

Whoever receives the seed among thorns is he who hears the word but the cares of life and the deceitfulness of riches will choke it, making it unfruitful.

And finally, the one who receives the seed in the good soil is he who hears the word, pays attention, making it bear fruit and producing a hundred, sixty or thirtyfold.”

After reading, Francis thanked Jesus for such an enlightening reading and went to sleep. He wanted to leave very early to get to know "his" Ranch Hope.

He travelled for several hours by bus to reach the village. He got off the bus and asked a man for information on how to get to Ranch Hope but he did not know.

A gentleman standing nearby, who overheard the conversation, said:

- Excuse me but I happened to have heard your question. I live near there and if you accept I'll take you to the ranch, which is on my way. An employee is coming for me.

Francis gladly accepted, thanking the good man. Soon his new friend saw the employee that he awaited, and in half an hour the car left him at the entrance of the ranch.

- Thank you, Thomas.

- You can count on me for whatever you need, Francis. See you soon!

As the car began to move, Francis opened the gate and entered. In the distance, he saw a house and walked up to it. He frowned. It all seemed abandoned. He opened the door, and it opened with an audible squeak. He looked around: everything was dusty as if nobody had lived there in a long time.
 
It does not matter. The ranch is mine and this is what matters. I have some land and I will know what to do with it. Tomorrow is another day.

Thus thinking he cleaned the house, drew water from the well, and polished the furniture.

Soon, the appearance of the house was much better. He had brought a packet of biscuits and it was his meal that day. He found some books on the shelf and began to read them but as he was very tired he eventually fell asleep.

The next morning he went to see the ranch. He walked a bit and found that the land consisted largely of a swamp! What to do? ... Jesus spoke of some soil types but He did not talk about this! - he thought, remembering the parable.

He went back home discouraged. He knew how to deal with normal land but a swamp? He looked around, remembered

the bookshelf and thought:

If my uncle gave me this ranch it is because he believed in my ability to make it progress. So let's get to work!

He chose some books and sat down to read. In one, he found what he sought. It said that certain species of eucalyptus drained the soil allowing the cultivation of other seeds later on. However, in another, he read that doing so affects the ecosystem of the swamp which is home to many species of plants and animals.

Not knowing what to do, Francis decided to seek Thomas, his neighbour, to talk. There, he learned that he could make his land very productive by cultivating frogs, fish, among other things. And Thomas explained to him how to get more information in the city and made one of his horses available to him so he could go to there.

Some years later, Francis had managed to make his ranch productive by selling frogs and fish. In another part of the land, he planted fruit trees and vegetable seeds, which he sold in town. He bought two horses, a few cows and even refurbished the old house. He had built a garden and planted flowers that brightened the environment. Ultimately, he restored the ranch which now was pretty and pleasant.

When people asked him how he had achieved so much in so little time, he responded:

- I remembered Jesus and the parable of the sower. The Master gave me land to cultivate, but the changes would have to be mine in order to work the soil I received. He confided in me and I could not disappoint him, because I discovered that the swamp is like people who do not want to do anything, expecting to find everything ready. Well, that was how I felt. So I set to work, knowing that the answer was in myself.

Francis stopped talking for a moment, thoughtful, and then continued:

- My inner soil just needed some care to start producing. Thus, the divine message found a place in my heart which now only wants to serve wherever it goes, helping those in need.

Nearby, in the Spiritual World, uncle Onofre smiled, pleased to see that his favourite nephew understood the lesson and now had a productive life.


MEIMEI


(Psychographed by Celia X. de Camargo on 11.03.2013.)



 



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