Just a Little Smile

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Posted by: " * Vinay * " vinayspandey vinayspandey

Thu May 15, 2008 6:03 pm (PDT)

 

- A Story with Moral - Worth Reading -

 

Just a Little Smile

 

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy

ahead of him had tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying,

along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape

recorder. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered

articles. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry part

of the burden. As they walked Mark discovered the boy's name was Bill,

that he loved video games, baseball and history, and that he was

having lots of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just

broken up with his girlfriend.

 

They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke

and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with a

few laughs and some shared small talk, then Mark went home. They

continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or

twice, then both graduated from junior high school. They ended up in

the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years.

Finally the long awaited senior year came and three weeks before

graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.

 

Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met. " Did

you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day? "

asked Bill. " You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn't want to

leave a mess for anyone else. I had stored away some of my mother's

sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide. But after we

spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if I

had killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others

that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books

that day, you did a lot more. You saved my life. "