The Little Boy

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The Little Boy

The Little Boy Sally jumped up as soon as she saw the surgeon come out of the operating room. She said: How is my little boy? Is he going to be all right? When can I see him?The surgeon said, Im sorry. We did all we could, but your boy didnt make it.Sally said, Why do little children get cancer? Doesnt God care any more? Where were you, God, when my son needed you? The surgeon asked, Would you like some time alone with your son? One of the nurses will be out in a few minutes, before hes transported to the university.Sally asked the nurse to stay with her while she said good-bye to son. She ran her fingers lovingly through his thick red curly hair.Would you like a lock of his hair? the nurse asked.Sally nodded yes. The nurse cut a lock of the boys hair, put it in a plastic bag and handed it to Sally. The mother said, It was Jimmys idea to donate his body to the university for study. He said it might help somebody else. I said no at first, but Jimmy said, Mom, I wont be using it after I die. Maybe i t will help some other little boy spend one more day with his Mom. She went on, My Jimmy had a heart of gold. Always thinking of someone else. Always wanting to help others if he could.Sally walked out of Childrens mercy Hospital for the last time, after spending most of the last six months there. She put the bag with Jimmys belongings on the seat beside her in the car. The drive home was difficult. It was even harder to enter the empty house. She carried Jimmys belongings, and the plastic bag with the lock of his hair to her sons room. She started placing the model cars and other personal things back in his room exactly where he had always kept them. She laid down across his bed and, hugging his pillow, cried herself to sleep.It was around midnight when Sally awoke. Laying beside her on the bed was a folded letter. The letter said:Dear Mom,I know youre going to miss me; but dont think that I will ever forget you, or stop loving you, just cause Im not around to say I LOVE YOU. I wil l always love you, Mom, even more with each day. Someday we will see each other again. Until then, if you want to adopt a little boy so you wont be so lonely, thats okay with me. He can have my room and old stuff to play with. But, if you decide to get a girl instead, she probably wouldnt like the same things us boys do. Youll have to buy her dolls and stuff girls like, you know. Dont be sad thinking about me. This really is a neat place. Grandma and Grandpa met me as soon as I got here and showed me around some, but it will take a long time to see everything. The angels are so cool. I love to watch them fly. And, you know what? Jesus doesnt look like any of his pictures. Yet, when I saw Him, I knew it was Him. Jesus himself took me to see GOD! And guess what, Mom? I got to sit on Gods knee and talk to Him, like I was somebody important. Thats when I told Him that I wanted to write you a letter, to tell you good-bye and everything. But I already knew that wasnt allowed. Well, you kn ow what Mom? God handed me some paper and His own personal pen to write you this letter. I think Gabriel is the name of the angel who is going to drop this letter off to you. God said for me to give you the answer to one of the questions you asked Him Where was He when I needed him? God said He was in the same place with me, as when His son Jesus was on the cross. He was right there, as He always is with all His children.Oh, by the way, Mom, no one else can see what Ive written except you. To everyone else this is just a blank piece of paper. Isnt that cool? I have to give God His pen back now. He needs it to write some more names in the Book of Life. Tonight I get to sit at the table with Jesus for supper. Im, sure the food will be great.Oh, I almost forgot to tell you. I dont hurt anymore. The cancer is all gone. Im glad because I couldnt stand that pain anymore and God couldnt stand to see me hurt so much, either. Thats when He sent The Angel of Mercy to come get me. The Angel sa id I was a Special Delivery! How about that?Signed with Love from: God, Jesus Me.Author Unknown

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Essay about Nationalist Ideas in the Middle East - 1484 Words

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A Masterpiece of Literature, The Adventures of Huckleberry...

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Commentary and Analysis of the Movie Matrubhoomi A...

We see the cycle of violence on women several times in the film Matrubhoomi: A Nation without Women. The movie opens with a traumatic scene, the birth and death of a newborn baby girl. A disturbing sight, the baby is killed because she is not male. The movie is set in a community in India that has killed off almost all of their women population. The belief in the community is that men are superior and women are disposable. With a population of mostly men, there are very few women left for these men to marry and to bear children for them. The movie explores a side of the community that participates in what could be labeled as homosexual activities. The men share in communal sexual experiences, viewing porn in a group setting and watching men dressed in drag while dancing, as there are no women for strip tease entertainment. There is even a brief hint of bestiality shown as a man in the film takes on a cow after watching porn. These men have no women to have sex with. As the f ilm goes on, it is obvious that there is a real need for women in the community of mostly single men who need and want wives and look to women for having male children. According to Prasad and Ramesh (2007), Indians believe that a son is an asset that can bring wealth to a family. Arranged marriage is accepted and marriage is an important institution in Indian culture. A girl is seen as a burden to her family and will leave the family in debt of a dowry. Wedlock creates inequality that women’s