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The priceless smile

Mom:(walking in the park) Tom, can you hold my burger for a


minute? let me close the button of my jacket.

Tom: (holding the burger) yea, sure mom. mom, im done with my
burger for the left part im going to throw it in the bin.

Mom: (snatching the burgers) No! you are not throwing it in the
bin. Give them to me.There are many people in this world who
cant even afford some food to eat.

Tom: AAAGHHH!!! mom it does not have to do anything with me.

Mom: (accidently spills her coke on toms jacket) OH! im so sorry, i


didnt mean to do it! give it to me i'll put it in the laundry
walking back home.

Tom: (removing his jacket and is about to throw it in the bin.)


UMM.... no mom i can buy a new one. just throw this one.

Mom: (Pointing at a poor guy who is feeling cold and does not has
any jacket) no ! you are not throwing that, give it to that poor
guy right there.

Tom: (rolling his eyes) no mom, i already said it does not has to do
anything with me. please stop talking about these dirty people.

Mom: You should have shame on yourself.


Tom: (a coin slips out from his pocket, and kicks it after looking at
it) mom stop, im your son. ah come on stop talking about all
this, can we please change the topic?

Mom: ( picks up the coin) Stop it tom, its enough, you dont even
know how they feel when you help them. take all this give them
to the poor people come one follow me.

Tom: alright,alright im coming.

Mom: (hands over the things to tom) now you see those three
people? one is hungry one is feeling cold and one needs money go
one by one and give them the stuff.

Tom: (walking to the poor guy who was cold) here you go! im sorry
it has a stain on it but i think that jacket will help.

Poor guy: (starts crying) omgg! thank you soo much thats all i
needed. now i can sleep peacefully at night.

tom: (smiles and walks towards mom) mom he can sleep peacefully
at night now. i feel so good helping him.

mom: good, now give this coin to the little girl right there who
needs money.

Tom: (walks towards the girl) here you go little girl, im sorry its
not enough but i hope that helps.

Little girl: oh my lord, thank you so much, thats what i needed.


now i can go and buy something for my ill mother.

tom: (walks toward mom) mom, her mother was ill. i feel so guilty
on myself that i could have not throw them.

mom: alright good job now give these to the guy right there who is
hngry.

tom: (starts walking towards the guy) here you go, im so sorry
these are the left over burgers but i hope these will help you.

Poor guy: thank you so much, now i can feed my little daughter who
didnt ate anything since 2 days. im so thankfull of you.

Tom: (walks towards mom and starts crying) mom im so sorry on


my previous behaviour. and mom can you tell me how did you
got to know how do they feel?

Mom: (starts crying) you see.... when you were about to come in
this world, your dad gave me divorce and left the country.at
that time i was homeless too, i had no food, no shelter and no
money. when ever someone gave me money or food you dont
even know that feeling when you smile and praise them. today
im standing with you rich by this buisness.

Tom: oh my god mom, im so sorry, i never knew you went through


all that. i promise from now on, ill not throw anything, and ill
help the poor.

mom: (hugs tom while crying) thats my boy now lets go home.

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