This is a story of an eight-year-old little girl who was the most popular and smartest girl in her school. Her grandfather, a school superintendent, was very proud of her and her achievements.
One day, her school held a fund-raising project where raffle tickets were sold. She decided to get a handful of raffle booklets hoping to be able to sell the most. But alas, an eight-year-old can only sell so many tickets and so the little girl ended up very disappointed with a lot of unsold tickets. The next morning, the little girl saw a clump of money, her mother's budget, on the kitchen table. Wanting to retain her school status, the little girl decided to take the money and give it to her teacher as part of her ticket sales. The teacher, suspecting the situation, called up the girl's parents. The little girl’s parents were furious and each had a turn giving her a spanking.
But what frightened the little girl more was when she was told that her grandfather wanted to see her. She dreaded the punishment her grandfather would inflict on her. She had brought shame to him and the family. Arriving at her grandfather's home, she was led to the library where she saw her stern-looking grandfather sitting on his office chair. Her grandfather then motioned to her to come over. She approached slowly fearing the wrath of her grandfather. Her grandfather then picked her up, sat her on his lap and hugged her tight. The little girl was surprised. Still waiting for her much feared punishment, her cheek became moist. The tears of her grandfather fell uncontrollably on her cheeks. At that moment, she felt the grief and disappointment of her grandfather, not the anger. And at the same moment, she felt the forgiving love from her grandfather envelop her.
That little girl never stole a single cent ever again.
Story from A.Y., mother of three, grandmother of two.
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