Beautiful Pearls

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Jenny

was a bright-eyed, pretty five-year-old girl.

One day

when she and her mother were checking out at the grocery store, Jenny saw a plastic pearl necklace priced at $2.50. How she

wanted that necklace, and when she asked her mother if she would buy it for

her, her mother said, " Well, it is a pretty necklace, but it costs an

awful lot of money. I'll tell you what. I'll buy you

the necklace, and when we get home we can make up a list of chores that you can

do to pay for the necklace.

And

don't forget that for your birthday Grandma just might give you a whole dollar

bill, too. Okay? " Jenny agreed, and her mother bought the pearl necklace for her.

 

Jenny

worked on her chores very hard every day, and sure enough, her grandma gave her

a brand new dollar bill for her birthday. Soon Jenny

had paid off the pearls. How Jenny loved those pearls. She wore them everywhere

to kindergarten, bed and when she went out with her

mother to run errands.

 

The

only time she didn't wear them was in the shower. Her mother had told her that

they would turn her neck green!

 

Now

Jenny had a very loving daddy. When Jenny went to bed, he would get up from his favorite chair every night and read Jenny her

favorite story. One night when he finished the story,

he said, " Jenny, do you love me? " " Oh

yes, Daddy, you know I love you, " the little girl said.

 

" Well,

then, give me your pearls. " " Oh! Daddy, not my pearls! " Jenny said. " But you can have

Rosy, my favorite doll. Remember her? You gave her to me last year for my

birthday. And you can have her tea party outfit, too. Okay? " " Oh no, darling, that's okay. " Her father brushed

her cheek with a kiss. " Good night, little

one. "

 

A week

later, her father once again asked Jenny after her story, " Do you love

me? " " Oh yes, Daddy, you know I love

you. " " Well, then, give me your

pearls. "

 

" Oh, Daddy, not my pearls! But you can have Ribbons, my toy horse. Do you remember her? She's my favorite. Her hair is so

soft, and you can play with it and braid it and everything. You can have

Ribbons if you want her, " Daddy, " the little girl said to her father.

" No, that's okay, " her father

said and brushed her cheek again with a kiss. God

bless you, little one. Sweet dreams. "

 

Several

days later, when Jenny's father came in to read her a story, Jenny was sitting

on her bed and her lip was trembling. " Here, Daddy, " she said, and held out

her hand. She opened it and her beloved pearl

necklace was inside. She let it slip into her father's hand.

 

With

one hand her father held the plastic pearls and the other he pulled out of his

pocket a blue velvet box. Inside of the box were real, genuine, beautiful

pearls. He had had them all along. He was waiting for

Jenny to give up the cheap stuff so he could give her the real thing.

 

So it

is with GOD. He is waiting for us to give up the cheap things in our lives so

he can give us beautiful treasure.

Isn't

God good?

This made me think about the things I hold on to and wonder

what God wants to give me in its place.

 

Want Beautiful

Pearls?

Give up cheap things in life...

 

 

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Sai Ram. Thanks for that lovely story, Yes, giving up is so difficult and unless we give, we can't revceive. Sai Ram. SwamySaileelas <saileelas wrote: Jenny was a bright-eyed, pretty five-year-old girl. One day when she and her mother were checking out at the grocery store, Jenny saw a plastic pearl necklace priced at $2.50. How she wanted that necklace, and when she asked her mother if she would buy it for her, her mother said, "Well, it is a pretty necklace, but it costs an awful lot of money. I'll tell you what. I'll buy you the necklace, and when we get home we can make up a list of chores that you can do to pay for the necklace. And don't forget that for your birthday Grandma just might give you a whole dollar bill, too. Okay?" Jenny agreed, and her mother bought the pearl necklace for her.

Jenny worked on her chores very hard every day, and sure enough, her grandma gave her a brand new dollar bill for her birthday. Soon Jenny had paid off the pearls. How Jenny loved those pearls. She wore them everywhere to kindergarten, bed and when she went out with her mother to run errands. The only time she didn't wear them was in the shower. Her mother had told her that they would turn her neck green! Now Jenny had a very loving daddy. When Jenny went to bed, he would get up from his favorite chair every night and read Jenny her favorite story. One night when he finished the story, he said, "Jenny, do you love me?Oh yes, Daddy, you know I love you," the little girl said.

"Well, then, give me your pearls." "Oh! Daddy, not my pearls!" Jenny said. "But you can have Rosy, my favorite doll. Remember her? You gave her to me last year for my birthday. And you can have her tea party outfit, too. Okay?" "Oh no, darling, that's okay." Her father brushed her cheek with a kiss. "Good night, little one." A week later, her father once again asked Jenny after her story, "Do you love me?Oh yes, Daddy, you know I love you.Well, then, give me your pearls." "Oh, Daddy, not my pearls! But you can have Ribbons, my toy horse. Do you remember her? She's my favorite. Her hair is so soft, and you can play with it and braid it and everything. You can have Ribbons if you want her, "Daddy," the little girl said to her father. "No, that's okay," her father said and brushed her cheek again with a kiss. God bless you, little one. Sweet dreams." Several days later, when Jenny's father came in to read her a story, Jenny was sitting on her bed and her lip was trembling. " Here, Daddy," she said, and held out her hand. She opened it and her beloved pearl necklace was inside. She let it slip into her father's hand. With

one hand her father held the plastic pearls and the other he pulled out of his pocket a blue velvet box. Inside of the box were real, genuine, beautiful pearls. He had had them all along. He was waiting for Jenny to give up the cheap stuff so he could give her the real thing. So it is with GOD. He is waiting for us to give up the cheap things in our lives so he can give us beautiful treasure. Isn't God good? This made me think about the things I hold on to and wonder what God wants to give me in its place. Want Beautiful Pearls? Give up cheap things in life... in search of truth and with prayers to Govinda to help reach that goal in this life itself, and with best wishes to you that your goals may be reached,yours sincerely,

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