There was this lil' girl sitting by herself in the park
Everyone passed by her and never stopped to see why she looked so sad.
Dressed in a worn pink dress, bare foot and dirty, the
girl just sat and watched the people go by. She never tried to speak, she never said a
word. Many people passed, but no one would
stop.
The next day I decided to go back to the park, in
curiosity, to see if the lil' girl would still be there. Yes, she was there, right in the
very spot as she was yesterday, and still with the sad look in her eyes.
Today I was to make my own move and walk over to the
lil' girl. For as we all know a park full
of strange people is not a place or young children to play alone.
As I got closer I could see the back of the lil' girl's
dress was obscenely shaped. I figured that
was a reason the people just passed by and made no effort to help.
Deformities are a low blow to our society and so help
you if you make a step toward assisting someone who is different. As I got closer the lil'
girl lowered her eyes slightly to avoid my intent stare. As I approached her, I could see
the obscene shape of her back more clearly. Grotesquely shaped in a humped over form.
I smiled to let her know it was ok, I was there to help,
to talk. I sat down beside her and
opened with a simple "Hello." The lil' girl acted shocked, and stammered a
"Hi" after a long stare into my eyes.
I smiled and she shyly smiled back. We talked till
darkness fell and the park was completely
empty. I asked the girl why she was so sad. The lil' girl looked at me and with a sad face
and said, "Because I'm different."
I immediately said, "That you are!" and
smiled. The lil' girl acted even sadder, she said, "I know." "Lil'
girl", I said, "you remind me of an angel,
sweet and innocent." She
looked at me and smiled.
Slowly she got to her feet, and said,
"Really?" "Yes, you're like a Lil' Guardian Angel sent to watch over all those people walking
by."
She shook her head, yes and smiled. With that she spread
her wings and said, "I am, I'm your Guardian Angel", with a twinkle in her eye.
I was speechless, sure I was seeing things.
She said, "For once you thought of someone other
than yourself, my job here is done." I
got to my feet and said, "Wait, so why
did no one stop to help an angel?" She
looked at me and smiled, "You're the
only one that could see me" and then she
was gone. |