Saturday, March 05, 2005
a boy named steven.
this is a true story. told by da pastor today during easter service. yeps.
there was this 9 year old boi named steven. he was a mentally retarded kid whose condition just worsened daily. attending a church weekly, he was in a class of 8. and the teacher wud try not to let the children laugh at steven just becuase he said the wrong things occasionally.
during easter, the teacher gave all 8 of them each an empty plastic egg and told them to fill it up with what they thought was 'life' and to bring it back the following week. and so the children did.
the next week, the teacher placed all the eggs on her table.
she opened the first egg. it was a flower. the teacher nodded her head, "yes yes. a flower. it represents life." a girl excitedly stood up and exclaimed. " thats mine!! its mine!! "
she opened the second egg. it was a stone. the teacher thot it was steven's, and quickly moved on to the next egg. a boy stood up and shouted. " thats my egg!! there's moss on the stone!! the moss represents life!! " . teacher " ahhh. yes yes. "
she opened the third egg. a butterfly flew out. the teacher stared. a girl stood up and proudly said " thats mine !! =D "
she opened the fourth egg. there was nothing inside. knowing that it was steven's egg, she quickly moved on to the next egg.
steven stood up and raised his hand. " teacher.. will u explain my egg?? "
and the teacher replied " but steven.. there's nothing in this egg."
steven said " the emptiness represents the empty tomb after jesus rose from the dead after he died for us. "
the teacher said nothing.
a few weeks later, steven's condition worsen. and he passed away.
during his funeral, the 7 children in his class came, and in steven's casket, were the childrens' empty eggs.
doesnt it just amaze u, how a mentally retarded kid like steven, could actually help his 7 other classmates learn about what life was about?
- i love you
fifteen yrs
