Shila, a
poor widow, every day before starting her work at the spin-wheel, said her
morning prayers devoutly.
One day she
read the prayer which exhorted the work of mercy and she took it to heart.
“My good
Lord,” she exclaimed, “how can I do good to others? I have nothing but my
spin-wheel which hardly earns me my daily bread. Winter is fast approaching and
the cold here in my room freezes my fingers that I can hardly spin. I have not
paid all my rent and I have to beg myself.”
Still she
thought there was surely something that she could do. She remembered then that
a friend of hers was very sick in bed.
“Today I will
go and pay her a visit,” she said. “I can spin in her house and I shall certainly
have a chance of giving her some comfort.”
She took two
apples from her cupboard- two apples that had been given to her- and went on
her way.
When her
sick friend saw her, she was overcome with joy. “My dear Shila,” she said, “I
have recently inherited a small fortune. Would you like to stay here to nurse
me? You would save the money that you pay in rent and with your spinning and my
small inheritance, we could live without any
worries.”
Shila
accepted the offer very willingly and that same day she moved to her friends’s
house where, for the first time after so long she was able to spend a restful
night with no worries.
If you wish to learn a secret
Of joy
and happiness,
Just give to the less fortunate
Some food or alms or dress.
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