Love No Charge - A Story

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Sairam Frenz,

 

Sorry to have kept u all waitin...Here's another, one fantastic

story!!..It brought tears to my eyes...Hopefully, i've learnt

somethin frm here..

 

 

Love No Charge

 

In a smaIl village not far from the town, lived a poor woman with

her four year old son, Tommy. Every day Tommy helped his mother by sweeping

the house, washing the dishes, getting the water from the well for their

tea. His mother taught him how to make his bed in the morning, and

sometimes he prepared the breakfast for himself and his mother.

 

When Tommy was six, his mother decided he should go to school and

this really gave Tommy great joy but he didn't like leaving his mother

alone; but his mother encouraged him to go to school so that he could learn

more.

 

So every morning before Tommy left for school, he did everything

like he used to do. This made Tommy late sometimes but it didn't worry him

because he loved his mother very much.

 

One day, one of Tommy's best friends asked him why he used to come

to school late. Tommy told him he had to help his mother to clean the

house and pick up the rubbish before he left. Tommy's friend laughed and

said, "Your mother is treating you like a servant, she should do all those

work by herself and let you come to school so that you won't be late every

day. If I were you, I would ask her to pay you for all the work that you had

done."

 

Tommy thought that all his friend said was right, so all the way

home from school, he was wondering how to let his mother know what he wanted.

Finally, an idea came.

 

Next morning, Tommy woke early, prepared himself and went off

without anything to eat, and without doing any work like he used to do;

before he left, he put a letter on the table. Mother woke up and found out

that there was a big difference in the house - nothing was done, not even his

bed, the rubbish was still there, no breakfast etc: She came in the kitchen

and saw an envelope on the table, so she sat down and started to read what

was written.

 

Dear Mum,

 

I realize now that you are treating me like a servant, not as your

real son, so I would like you to pay for all the work I have done.

 

For making my bed every morning $4.00

Sweeping the floor $2.00

Picking up the rubbish $4.00

Getting water from the well $3.00

Preparing breakfast $2.00

 

The total is $15.00

 

I want this money when I come home.

 

Your son Tommy

 

 

His mother could hardly see anything, her eyes were full of tears

and her heart was heavy. After school, Tommy came quickly home, he felt

happy that his mother could give what he wanted. When he arrived, he opened

the back door quietly and went in, he was very happy when he saw a white

envelope on the table; he took it and went inside his room and started to read.

 

 

My dear son,

 

I accepted with much love and joy what you have asked for, but

before I give you the money, I would like to tell you how much I love you.

 

I carried you in my womb for nine months - no charge

Washed and clothed you - no charge

Fed you - no charge

Cared and watched over you nights and days when you were sick - no charge

Took you to school - no charge

 

So when I add them all up the full cost of my love is - no charge

 

At that moment, the door opened and mother came in to give the money

to Tommy, but Tommy was crying and trying to say something.

 

His mother said, "My dear son, are you not satisfied with the money

I am giving you? I am really sorry, you know I am very poor so that's all

I could afford."

 

Tommy came and knelt in front of his mother and told her that he was

sorry, and he had been influenced by his friend. So starting from that

time, Tommy and his mother once again lived happily together.

 

Courtesy of Pravsworld

Sairam,

Swetha

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subbarao kompella <srichakra9

Fri Jul 23, 2004 10:45am

Re: [saibabanews] "Love No Charge" - A Story

 

Sairam All

We are indebted to you Swetha for these inspiring stories !

Regards

Subbarao Kompella

 

 

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"SAIyouth" <saipapu

Fri Jul 23, 2004 10:28am

Re: "Love No Charge" - A Story

 

Sairam and True.

Love has no Charge.

Our beloved Swami gives us all the love of 1000 mothers absolutely

free. Veda Narayana brother in his talk at Chicago, once said, "when

we cant understand love of one mother, how can we understand love of

1000 mothers ?"

 

Keep it up Swetha.

 

Swami bless us all.

 

Sairam

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Where there is no love, there cannot be peace. Where there is no

purity there cannot be love.

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