Standing alone at the balcony
The old lady felt pretty bad for herself.
There was no one around to talk to
She was sick from head to toe, and yet
she had no one beside her to share her woes.
Ms Rachel, the lady next door called on
her the next day
Agnes filled with self pity poured out
her soul
“You are so sick,| Ms Rachel exclaimed “Don’t
you think it’s a blessing that in spite of all your sickness and age you are
able to cook, clean and manage your house”?
"I have never thought about it before,
yes certainly it is”, Agnes replied.
“Your
children? Have they abandoned you?” Ms Rachel continued to ask,
"Oh No not at all, “They are busy
with their lives, yet they try and do their best for me all the time”.
"What about your siblings they are
in their own world, I suppose”,
"No mine call me throughout the day
and sometimes even at night”
"What
about friends, no one is left now over the years?
"No,
my friends have been with me from my teenage years,
“What
about finances you must be struggling now?”
"All provisions have prepared for
me from before “
“What about your spouse was he a terror?
“Oh no, he was a gem of a man, he
treated me like a queen most of the time",
“What about your dreams do you regret
not realizing any of them because years of being laden in bed?
"No, God enabled me to fulfil most of them. This building we are in is one of them, "she replied proudly
“Looking back on your life, Ms. Rachel,
went on to say,
“You are surrounded with loving family
and friends
You have been able to achieve your
dreams in spite of all your many sicknesses.
You are still standing strong and living
life according to your terms.
I have only one word to describe
you
You are truly abundantly blessed.", Agnes beamed a big smile and nodded a
big yes.
