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| Another heartwarming tale about a pearl necklace |
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| Nafisa |
| 12/11/02 at 09:27:00 |
| [slm] this was forwarded to me and the author is unknown but i thought it was a sweet story with a good message. I dont know what it is about pearl necklaces tho'. Since when did they become so popular as a story device? ;D ah well, tis a good story all the same. This is awesome. It really is worth a read, to challenge your > > thinking a little. > > The cheerful little girl with bouncy golden curls was almost five. > > Waiting with her mother at the checkout stand, she saw them, a > > circle > > of glistening white pearls in a pink foil box. "Oh please, Mommy. > > Can > > I have them? Please, Mommy, please?" > > > > Quickly the mother checked the back of the little foil box and then > > looked back into the pleading blue eyes of her little girl's > > upturned > > face. "A dollar ninety-five. That's almost $2.00. If you really > > want them, > > I'll think of some extra chores for you and in no time you can save > > enough > > money to buy them for yourself. Your birthday's only a week away and > > you might > > get ano! ther crisp dollar bill from Grandma." > > > > As soon as Jenny got home, she emptied her penny bank and c |
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| deenb4dunya |
| 12/11/02 at 12:44:11 |
| Heyyyy... where's the rest of the story?? Deen :-)??? |
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| theOriginal |
| 12/11/02 at 15:10:01 |
| [slm] the suspense is killing me. Wasalaam. |
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| Nafisa |
| 12/13/02 at 14:22:00 |
| Oopsies!! :D i didnt realise that i left out the ending. i didnt even know i'd posted this cos i had abandoned it in the process of posting it up. I didnt think it was good enuff but seeing as I have an audience, I cannot let you down so settle back and enjoy part 2! As soon as Jenny got home, she emptied her penny bank and counted > > out 17 pennies. After dinner, she did more than her share of chores > > and > > she went to the neighbor and asked Mrs. McJames if she could pick > > dandelions > > for ten cents. On her birthday, Grandma did give her another new > > dollar > > bill and at last she had enough money to buy the necklace. Jenny > > loved her > > pearls. > > > > They made her feel dressed up and grown up. > > She wore them everywhere, school, kindergarten, even to bed. > > > > The only time she took them off was when she went swimming or had a > > bubble > > bath. > > Mother said if they got wet, they might turn her neck green. > > > > Jenny had a very loving daddy and every night when she was ready > > for bed, he would stop whatever he was doing and come upstairs to > > read her a > > story. One night as he finished the story, he asked Jenny, "Do you > > love me?" > > "Oh yes, daddy. You know that I love you." "Then give me your > > pearls." > > "Oh, daddy, not my pearls. But you can have Princess, the white > > horse > > from my collection, the one with the pink tail. Remember, daddy? The > > one > > you gave me. She's my very favorite." "That's okay, Honey, daddy > > loves you. > > Good night." And he brushed her cheek with a kiss. > > > > About a week later, after the story time, Jenny's daddy asked > > again, "Do you love me?" "Daddy, you know I love you." "Then give > > me your pearls." > > "Oh Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have my baby doll. The brand > > new > > one I got for my birthday. She is beautiful and you can have the > > yellow > > blanket that matches her sleeper. "That's okay. Sleep well. God > > bless you, > > little one. Daddy loves you." And as always, he brushed her cheek > > with a gentle > > kiss. > > > > A few nights later when her daddy came in, Jenny was sitting on her > > bed with her legs crossed Indian-style. As he came close, he noticed > > her > > chin was trembling and one silent tear rolled down her cheek. > > > > "What is it, Jenny? What's the matter?" Jenny didn't say anything > > but lifted her little hand up to her daddy. And when she opened it, > > there was > > her little pearl necklace. With a little quiver, she finally said, > > "Here, daddy, this is for you." With tears gathering in his own eyes Jenny's > > daddy reached out with one hand to take the dime-store necklace, and > > with > > the other hand he reached into his pocket and pulled out a blue > > velvet > > case with a strand of genuine pearls and gave them to Jenny. > > > > He had them all the time. He was just waiting for her to give up > > the dime-store stuff so he could give her the genuine treasure. > > So it is with our Allah Almighty. He is waiting for us to give up > > the cheap things in our lives so that he can give us beautiful > > treasures. > > > > Isn't Allah great? Are you holding onto things that Allah wants you > > to > > let go of? > > Are you holding on to harmful or unnecessary partners, > > relationships, habits and activities that you have come so attached > > to that it seems > > impossible to let go? Sometimes it is so hard to see what is in the > > other hand > > but do believe this one thing ... > > > > .....Allah will never take away something without giving you > > something > > better in its place. |
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