There was this lil' girl sitting by herself in the
park. Everyone passed by her and never stopped to see why she
looked so sad. Dressed in a worn pink dress, bare foot and dirty,
the girl just sat and watched the people go by. She never tried to
speak, she never said a word. Many people passed, but no one would
stop.
The next day I decided to go back to the park, in curiosity, to see
if the lil' girl would still be there. Yes, she was there, right in the
very spot as she was yesterday, and still with the sad look in her eyes.
Today I was to make my own move and walk over to the lil' girl.
For as we all know a park full of strange people is not a place for young
children to play alone. As I got closer I could see the back of the
lil' girl's dress was obscenely shaped. I figured that was a reason
the people just passed by and made no effort to help. Deformities
are a low blow to our society and so help you if you make a step toward
assisting someone who is different.
As I got closer the lil' girl lowered her eyes slightly to avoid
my intent stare. As I approached her, I could see the obscene shape of
her back more clearly. Grotesquely shaped in a humped over form.
I smiled to let her know it was ok, I was there to help, to talk.
I sat down beside her and opened with a simple Hello. The lil' girl acted
shocked, and stammered a 'hi', after a long stare into my eyes.
I smiled and she shyly smiled back.
We talked till darkness fell and the park was completely empty.
I asked the girl why she was so sad. The lil' girl looked at me and
with a sad face said, "Because I'm different". I immediately said
"that you are!" and smiled. The lil' girl acted even sadder, she
said, "I know". "Lil' girl", I said, "you remind me of an angel, sweet
and innocent". She looked at me and smiled. Slowly she got to her
feet, and said. "Really?". "Yes, you're like a lil' guardian
angel sent to watch over all those people walking by". She shook
her head, yes and smiled. With that she spread her wings and said,
"I am, I'm your guardian angel", with a twinkle in her eye. I was
speechless, sure I was seeing things. She said, "for once you thought
of someone other than yourself, my job here is done".
I got to my feet and said, "wait, so why did no one stop to help
an angel?" She looked at me and smiled, "You're the only one that
could see me, and then she was gone. And with that my life was changed
dramatically. So, When you think you're all you have, remember, your
angel is always watching over you.