A Boy's First Watch

--by beaudefrax, posted Oct 25, 2012

I had gone to my bank (in Nigeria) to withdraw some money and was given a beautiful, blue, customized watch as a free gift.

As I left there, I thought to myself that I didn't need the watch. I was already wearing one! I thought that there were people who needed that watch more than me, people who had never worn one before.

My sister came around and I handed her the watch to give any of the boys who go around begging with their physically-disabled parents. My sister's hostel is very close to where they usually stay.

A few days later one of the boys, about 14 years old, came around my sister's lecture hall with his blind mother to beg for money as usual. My sister then walked up to him and asked him if he had a watch. He said, "No." And my sister gave the watch to him. She said he started shouting, saying, "Thank you! Thank you!" He was so happy. He told his mother what had happened and she was happy too. He tore the watch from it's packaging and put it on immediately! He loved it.

Love unites indeed. Never stop loving when you know you can.

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Posted by beaudefrax
Oct 25, 2012
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Dennis wrote: Even as a child, i had always noticed that my grandfather cut a gentlemanly figure in the way he dressed and behaved. I was perhaps in the 4th grade when he gave me a buler watch with a black leather strap. I was so moved. I read it as an eloquent welcome to the world of grown-up men. I have owned a number of fancy watches since then, but only one, the longines that my father gave to me on graduation from college, has meant as much to me.

Eric Saucier wrote: Life and everything in it is a gift from the infinite mind;
And the only way that life can go wrong is by the limited finite mind

zakery b. wrote: Thats very nice. That has inspired me.

Blessed2BKind wrote: I'm so glad you thought to give the watch to someone when you already had one and didn't need another. Thanks for sharing :)

NKP123 wrote: Thank for such heart warming story. It is indeed painful for poorer to afford such watch. Many congratulations

Shirley Marsh wrote: Sharing kindness is like throwing a stone into a pond; the ripples will flow outwards and touch others exponentially. Thank you for your kindness and thoughtfulness. I'm sure that little boy will one day share with others as you did with him. What a lovely story.

beaudefrax wrote: Thank you so much for your lovely messages.

Jane07 wrote: I can only imagine the expressions on the little boys face. Priceless!

hasifa wrote: Aww. What a beautiful story. I can see the joy on the little boy's face as i read the story.

Joy wrote: So kind of you! Thanks for sharing.

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