This bright, new
day... complete with 24 hours of opportunities, choices, and attitudes… a
perfectly matched set of 1440 minutes.
This unique
gift, this one day, cannot be exchanged, replaced or refunded.
Handle with care.
Make the most of it.
As Melody started out on this Monday morning
looking out of the window she could not help but think how wonderful
December always made her feel. The promise of the Christmas Holiday with
all of its festivities; those special events filled with family, friends,
music, food and fun lay before her in this day & week to come.
Melody headed off to school that day singing
a favorite Christmas Carol. When suddenly she came across a small ball of
fur, shivering in the alley, she stopped and wondered where he had come
from.
This small kitten was cold and hungry, he
must have been only 3 months old and noticed Melody staring at him. “Excuse
me, Miss” he cried, “Can you help me”? Melody knew if she stopped to help
she would either be late or miss the Christmas Pageant at school. But she
could not just leave him there shivering and hungry.
“Sure”, Melody purred, “follow me.” Melody
led the small fluff of fur back to her home. She made sure that he had
plenty to eat and showed him a warm place by the fireplace.
The Kitten full and warm looked up at Melody
with a happy look on his face, he said,
“Thank you, Miss Melody.
How can I ever repay you?
Your gift to me was so thoughtful and I
wish I could pay you back somehow.”
This Kitten’s look melted Melody’s heart;
she did not care if she had missed the Christmas Pageant. She knew she had
received a precious gift from the kitten and that they would become great
friends. Melody knew she would remember this moment and she was reminded of
what Grandma Purrrle would have said.
“Each
Moment is a Gift - Life is a collection of moments.
They
are all important. They all count. Today is all we have.
We
need to live all of today’s moments.
Today
is a gift, that’s why it’s called "the
present."
