That
night, Sue quarreled with her mother, then stormed out of the house. While
enroute, she remembered that she did not have any money in her pocket, she did
not even have enough coins to make a phone call home.
At the
same time, she went through a noodle shop, picking up sweet fragrance, she
suddenly felt very hungry. She wished for a bowl of noodles, but she had no
money!
The
seller saw her standing wheat faltered before the counter and asked:
- Hey
little girl, you want to eat a bowl?
- But …
but I do not carry money … she shyly replied.
- Okay,
I’ll treat you – the seller said – come in, I will cook you a bowl.
A few
minutes later the owner brought her a steaming bowl of noodles. Ate some
pieces, Sue cried.
- What
is it? – He asked.
-
Nothing. I am just touched by your kindness! – Sue said as she wiped her tears.
- Even a
stranger on the street gives me a bowl of noodles, and my mother, after a quarrel,
chased me out of the house. She is cruel!!
The
seller sighed:
- Girl,
why did you think so? Think again. I only gave you a bowl of noodles and you
felt that way. Your mother had raised you since you were little, why were you
not grateful and disobeyed your mom?
Sue was
really surprised after hearing that.
“Why did
I not think of that? A bowl of noodles from a stranger made me feel indebted,
and my mother has raised me since I was little and I have never felt so, even a
little.”
On the
way home, Sue thought in her head what she would say to her mother when she
arrives home: “Mom, I’m sorry. I know it is my fault, please forgive me … ”
Once up
the steps, Sue saw her mother worried and tired of looking for her everywhere.
Upon seeing Sue, her mother gently said: “Sue, come inside honey. You are
probably very hungry? I cooked rice and prepared the meal already, come eat
while it is still hot …”
Can not
control any longer, Sue cried in her mom’s hands.
In life, we sometimes easy to appreciate the small actions of some
people around us, but for the relatives, especially parents, we see their
sacrifices as a matter of natural …
Parental love and concern are the most precious gifts we have been given
since birth.
Parents do not expect us to pay back for nurturing us …… but
Translated
from a Vietnamese story by Tina
