> I was walking around in a Big Bazar store making shopping, > when I saw a Cashier talking to a boy couldn't have been more than 5 or 6 years old. > The Cashier said, 'I'm sorry, but you don't have enough money to buy this doll. > Then the little boy turned to me and asked: ''Aunty, are you sure > I don't have enough money?'' > > I counted his cash and replied: ''You know that you don't have enough money to buy > the dolll, my dear.'' The little boy was still holding the doll in his hand. Finally, > I walked toward him and I asked him who he wished to give this doll to. > 'It's the doll that my sister loved most and wanted so much . > Iwanted to Gift her for her BIRTHDAY. I have to give the doll to my mommy so > that she can give it to my sister when she goes there.' > His eyes were so sad while saying this. 'My Sister has gone to be with God > Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too, so > I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister. > '' My heart nearly stopped. The little boy looked up at me and > aid: 'I told daddy to tell mommy not to go yet. I need her to wait until > I come back from the mall.' > Then he showed me a very nice photo of him where he was laughing. > He then told me 'I want mommy to take my picture with her so my sister > won't forget me.' 'I love my mommy and I wish she doesn't have to leave me, > but daddy says that she has to go to be with my little sister. > ' Then he looked again at the doll with sad eyes, very quietly. > I quickly reached for my wallet and said to the boy. 'Suppose we check again, > just in case you do have enough money for the doll?'' 'OK' he said, > I hope I do have enough.' I added some of my money to his with out him seeing and > we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and even some spare money. > The little boy said: 'Thank you God for giving me enough money! > ' Then he looked at me and added, 'I asked last night before > I went to sleep for God to make sure I had enough money to buy this doll, > so that mommy could give It to my sister. He heard me!'' 'I also wanted to have > enough money to buy a white rose for my mommy, but I didn't dare to ask > God for too much. But He gave me enough to buy the doll and a white rose. > My mommy loves white roses.' > > I finished my shopping in a totally different state from when I started. > I couldn't get the little boy out of my mind.. Then I remembered a local news > paper article two days ago, which mentioned a drunk man in a truck, who > hit a car occupied by a young woman and a little girl. The little girl died right away, > and the mother was left in a critical state. The family had to decide whether > to pull the plug on the life-sustaining machine, because the young woman would > not be able to recover from the coma. Was this the family of the little boy? > > Two days after this encounter with the little boy, I read in the newspaper that > the young woman had passed away.. I couldn't stop myself as I bought a bunch > of white roses and I went to the funeral home where the body of the young > woman was exposed for people to see and make last wishes before her burial > She was there, in her coffin, holding a beautiful white rose in her hand with the > photo of the little boy and the doll placed over her chest. > I left the place, teary-eyed, feeling that my life had been changed for ever. > The love that the little boy had for his mother and his sister is still, > to this day, hard to imagine. And in a fraction of a second, > a drunk driver had taken all this away from him. > PLEASE DO NOT DRINK & DRIVE.