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True happiness
“Oh! Dad, I am going to be late for school.” Maria shouted as only five minutes were left before the bell would ring. Her school was not so far, she only had to cross the main road and she would arrive. In the morning her Dad dropped her to school by car when he was going to office and in the afternoon she came back home with her friend.
Maria’s dad finally came out and they left the house. That day Maria was very excited and waited anxiously for the school day to end. For some time, she had been saving her money to buy her mother, who was arriving from Islamabad in the evening, a recipe book as a surprise. She planned to buy it that day after school. That’s why, in all her excitement, she couldn’t even concentrate on her studies.
Time passed and at last the dismissal bell rang. Maria packed her bag and ran out of school. As they rushed out Maria was happy to see that fate was on her side, for even the traffic light was red, which meant that they could cross quickly. While crossing, Maria noticed a little girl, carrying small bouquets of different coloured roses. The little girl went to every car but no one was willing to buy. It was a hot day and she was perspiring heavily, yet she ran around, hoping that someone would buy the flowers from her.
Finally, dejected the little girl sought shelter from the summer sun under a tree. With tears showing in her eyes like sparkling stars, she finally began crying. Watching this girl, Maria, being a kind girl got the idea that instead of buying a recipe book, she would buy her mother those roses, the smell of which would always live in her heart and the little girl would have some money.
She went to the girl and asked the price for one. The little girl replied that the cost of one bouquet was five rupees, adding that she had made the bouquet herself and that the flowers used were very fresh. Maria smiled and happily gave the girl fifty rupees in exchange for all of her bouquets.
The little girl’s face was glowing with happiness and Maria, happy with her good deed, went on her way.
When her mother arrived in the evening, Maria presented the beautiful bouquet to her. Her mom was delighted by Maria’s thoughtfulness. Glad that she had bought the flowers instead of the book, Maria told her mother about her good deed. Her mother, happy with the way her daughter had helped a little girl, bought Maria a lot of gifts and Maria realised the truth of the statement, “One good deed will bring you a lot of happiness.”
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