A Heart Touching Story (Must Read)
February 21, 2008 48 Comments
A Heart Touching Story (Must Read)
Dear Friends,
My wife called, ‘How long will you be with that newspaper? Will you come here and make your darling daughter eat her food?’ I tossed the paper away and rushed to the scene. My only daughter Sindu looked frightened.
Tears were welling up in her eyes. In front of her was a bowl filled to its brim with Curd Rice. Sindu is a nice child, quite intelligent for her age.She has just turned eight. She particularly detested Curd Rice. My
mother and my wife are orthodox, and believe firmly in the ‘cooling effects’ of Curd Rice!
I cleared my throat, and picked up the bowl. ‘Sindu, darling,why don’t you take a few mouthful of this Curd Rice?Just for Dad’s sake, dear.
Sindu softened a bit, and wiped her tears with the back of her hands. ‘OK, Dad. I will eat – not just a few
mouthfuls, but the whole lot of this. But, you should…’ Sindu hesitated. ‘Dad, if I eat this entire curd Rice, will you give me whatever I ask for?’………..Oh sure, darling’….’Promise?’……………..
‘Promise’. I covered the pink soft hand extended by my daughter with mine, and clinch the deal.
‘Ask Mom also to give a similar promise’, my daughter insisted.
My wife put her hand on Sindu’s, muttering ‘Promise’.
Now I became a bit anxious. ‘Sindu dear, you shouldn’t insist on getting a computer or any such expensive items.Dad does not have that kind of money right now. OK?’
‘No, Dad. I do not want anything expensive’.Slowly and painfully, she finished eating the whole quantity.
I was silently angry with my wife and my mother for forcing my child eat something that she detested.
After the ordeal was through, Sindu came to me with her eyes wide with expectation.All our attention was on her………….’Dad, I want to have my head shaved off, this Sunday!’ was her demand.
‘Atrocious!’ shouted my wife, ‘A girl child having her head shaved off? Impossible!’ ‘Never in our family!’ my mother rasp. ‘She has been watching too much of television. Our culture is getting totally spoiled with these TV programs!’
Sindu darling, why don’t you ask for something else? We will be sad seeing you with a clean-shaven head.’
‘No, Dad. I do not want anything else’, Sindu said with finality.
‘Please, Sindu, why don’t you try to understand our feelings?’ I tried to plead with her.
‘Dad, you saw how difficult it was for me to eat that Curd Rice’. Sindu was in tears. ‘And you promised to grant me whatever I ask for.Now, you are going back on your words. Was it not you who told me the story of King Harishchandra,and its moral that we should honor our promises no matter what?’
It was time for me to call the shots. ‘Our promise must be kept.’
‘Are you out your mind?’ chorused my mother and wife.
‘No. If we go back on our promises, she will never learn to honor her own. Sindu, your wish will be fulfilled.’
With her head clean-shaven, Sindu had a round-face, and her eyes looked big and beautiful.
On Monday morning, I dropped her at her school. It was a sight to watch my hairless Sindu walking towards her classroom.She turned around and waved. I waved back with a smile.
Just then, a boy alighted from a car, and shouted, ‘Sinduja, please wait for me!’
What struck me was the hairless head of that boy. ‘May be, that is the in-stuff’, I thought.
‘Sir, your daughter Sinduja is great indeed!’ Without introducing herself, a lady got out of the car, and continued,’ That boy who is walking along with your daughter is my son Harish.He is suffering from… … leukemia.’ She paused to muffle her sobs. Harish could not attend the school for the whole of the last month.He lost all his hair due to the side effects of the chemotherapy. He refused to come back to school fearing the unintentional but cruel teasing of the schoolmates’Sinduja visited him last week, and promised him that she will take care of the teasing issue.
But, I never imagined she would sacrifice her lovely hair for the sake of my son!
Sir, you and your wife are blessed to have such a noble soul as your daughter.’
I stood transfix. And then, I wept. ‘My little Angel, you are teaching me how self-less real love is!’
*The happiest people on this planet are not those who live on their own terms but are those who change their terms for the ones whom they love..*
Love Touch And Inspire others
i am greatly effected by this stry.really those are most happy one who live for others.i want to have same heart touching stries best from this site.
this reminds me of my niece she was suffering from cancer, and was so embarrased to come to school. One day a friend of hers called her up insisting that she comes to school the next day. My sister had to pratically persuade her to go to school. when they arrived not only was the little girls hair shaved but 3 other classmates. It was a very touching day and my niece never hated going to school again.
wow so wonderful
Sindhuja is really a great and rare child who belives in selfless life.
No words to explain how I felt after reading this. I became emotional without even my notice.
I felt the same way!
hats off too that sweet preity girl , these true souls actually remind us that what our deeds should be and one should be true to his own concsiense
This story is really cute and touching! I love it, it’s simple but it’s special too
It is really an amazing inspirational story . my eyes are wet, we all have to learn form this ,The small child made a foot print in my heart.most happy one who live for others.
really heart touching
There is no words….
Its awesome……………. Story…….. Thanks for this story..
its really nice……….rajesh
really heart touching
Love is not to saying, how we are loving, just to say that how we are careing the person, that the person whom was we came for us in our life…
How long we will leave the life we dont know, still our last breathe i wont leave loving her…
I Love My Wife Sara (Shardha)…
Pavan
Jaihind
***OmG …..AmGiNg StORY….mInDbLoWiNg….DaT gUrL iZ such a SwEEtHEaRt…..
really really vry nice story
awesommm ….reallyyy
i love itttt…………….
u knw…frm childrenzz frm whom we never expect somethingg butt if we study thm mindfully ….we can get some inspiration ..realllyyy……thanks a lott
very touching
I was really touched by this story. I understood that we can do anything for true love.
The story is really touching
heart touching
SUCH A GOOD STORY TO TAKE TOOOOOOOO MUCH THINGS FROM THIS SINDUJA.I WISH TO GOD TO MAKE THIS TYPE OF CHILDRENS ONLY WHO UNDERSTAND OTHERS FEELINGS.SO BEAUTIFUL & TOO MUCH LOVELY STORIES.
Really your story is wonderful …
Truely said someone, god dwells in the little souls. nothing can be more pure than their innoacence. love you sindhuja! my little angel!
thank you dear……….:-)
Really touching and awesome……… Nowadays children are far better n affectionate than Adults…
Realy amazing story… i like this kind of peoples but so sad vry few are like that god bless
in our life, we should also try to change our rules & terms for our ood ones…..thank u for reading.
Very heart touching story !
i like it this inturduce to the student to live thier life as it is with a great moment do not susit
i love uuuuuuuuuuu
prachi
This is just a great story, while reading I got very emotional without notice. It is good that even today there are some children like Sindhu who thinks for others
Tulasi Rajesh
What a great share!Just overwhelming one.I have no word to express my feelings at this heart touching share!
God bless you!
Regards
Vijay
SEEING ONE IN BOTH
WHICH IS THE BEST OF LOVE,
EXCELLENT FOR HER SELF-LESS LOVE
THANK YOU
a very good example….very heart-warming….
truly heart touching…………………………
god bless u
makes me cry
Thank you
a brilliant story….
really heart touching…..
no words….jus tears!!
Heart touching
its wonderful
really nice one
Really Heart touching
a very touching story!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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i jus need dat type of heart
i admire that girl a lot. She’s indeed a noble girl.. we can rarely find people like her now a days. Honestly, if i’ll put myself on her shoes, i don’t think i could do it. I never had my head shaved off…Her heart is extra ordinaryly huge,,, haha.
Good story,it educates.thnx