Sarah got sick after she gave her last money to a beggar. She was at home and her only daughter and son were treating her. They were always crying seeing their ill mother. Her son was checking her fever and her daughter was making her soup. The daughter asked her mother if they could call a doctor for her. But she replied that she didn't have any insurance or money. Sarah didn't know what was waiting for them. But later, that act of kindness saved her life.
It started that day when Sarah spent her salary on food for her kids. She checked that she only had 10 dollars left. She was worried how she would pass the month. Though she was upset, she hurried home because she had hungry children waiting for her.
When she was in her house and about to enter, she saw her poor neighbor near her entrance. She was crying hard and Sarah couldn't but asked Mrs. Laura why she was crying. She replied that she had not had 10 dollars to buy paints and the seller kicked her out on the street.
Sarah felt sorry for he poor neighbor. Mrs. Laura was a painter and loved to paint. In fact, it was her passion. But everyone laughed at her when she talked about her Paintings and considered her a failure as an artist. Mrs. Laura felt sad at this but was not broken. People's laughter was not didn't have greater impact on her passion.
Sarah wanted to help her. She looked at her groceries and her left dollars. She thought the food should be enough for a month for her family. She didn't thought about other expenses and decided to give Mrs. Laura the left 10$.
When she offered the dollars to her, she was amazed. She asked if Sarah was sure to help her. Because Sarah was raising two children alone. Mrs. Laura was about to refuse the money but Sarah said that it was okay and they would manage everything.
The next day Sarah went to her work as she usually did. But her colleague didn't come that day and soon she learned that her colleague had quit because the work was very hard. The work was hard for Sarah too and she wanted to quit too. But she remembered that she had given her last 10 dollars to her poor neighbor.
She thought herself that they didn't have any savings and so her kids would starve until she found a new job. It may take a long time because getting a decent job was not easier. As they had no money, in the coming days, she worked twice as much. She hadn't slept well and ate very little. This made her fell ill very soon.
And one day, she couldn't go to her works. Even she couldn't get up from her bed. Her kids wanted to call in a doctor as they could hardly manage it. But her mother refused it telling that she didn't had any insurance.
So, the children took care of their mother on their own. They had no relatives who could help them. Sarah was not getting proper treatment and she got worse everyday. Her children had nothing to do. They just cried as they thought they were losing their mother.
For several days, Mrs. Laura hoped to meet Sarah. And so every day she came in front of her entrance. She fed the pigeons and waited for her. But Sarah never went outside and Mrs. Laura couldn't meet her. Days were passing like this.
After some days, when Laura or her children didn't came out for a while, she started to worry and decided to visit her neighbor. She knocked on the door and the daughter opened it. When she asked about her mother, she showed the way to her mother's room.
Mrs. Laura went to Sarah and found out that she was sick. She asked her if Sarah was alright. She replied a no and said that the disease was stronger than her. She looked at the outside tree through the window. She told Mrs. Laura that she felt when the last leaf of that tree fell, she would die.
Mrs. Laura could understand that Sarah was mentally broken and lost her confidence. She tried to support her. But the woman did not listened to her. Mrs. Laura always remembered Sarah's kindness and wasn't ready to give up. She took Sarah's children to her home and took care of them.
Then after the cleaning of the kids she again took them to Sarah's home and cooked for the family. She cooked delicious food for Sarah so that it could help her to get well soon. She also took every care of Sarah. She monitored her temperature and fed her too.
But Sarah had completely lost hope for recovery. One day, she told Mrs. Laura to look at the tree. There were even fewer leaves than before. She thought her life would be ended soon. But Mrs. Laura didn't give up. She said she was sure she would get well before the leaves fall. But Sarah didn't listen to her this time too.
But over the next few day, the weather worsened. There was heavy rain and wind every night. The thundered rain often turned into the storm. This was going on and one morning Sarah was sure that the tree had lost all its leaves. She requested Mrs. Laura to open the curtains and look at the tree.
Mrs. Laura opened the window and removed the curtains. And with her utter surprise Sarah saw that the last leaf of the tree had not fallen yet though there was heavy story rains last few days. She exclaimed that was impossible. Mrs. Laura came to her and said if that little leaf hadn't given up, maybe she shouldn't either.
Sarah got her confidence back and told Mrs. Laura that it was a sign. She had to fight and get stronger. She regained hope and began to fight the disease. She took the medicines regularly and it did not take too longer for her to be recovered.
After her recover, Mrs. Laura moved to her house. One day, Sarah went for a walk with her daughter and son. Suddenly they met Mrs. Laura. Sarah told her that she was still shocked that a miracle had saved her life. But Mrs. Laura denied it. She said to her that her life had been saved by her last 10 dollars which she did not regret giving her.
Sarah couldn't understand anything and so asked what she was meaning. Mrs. Laura thanked to that money. She said that she had bought paints with that and finished her master piece. She said that Sarah had already seen it. Mrs. Laura had painted a leaf on Sarah's window in that stormy nights.
In fact all the leaves were fallen. And if Sarah would see the tree, she would lose her completely. She did it so that she got her confidence back and recover soon. And everything happened as her plan. Sarah became amazed and grateful too.
Carry out a random act of kindness with no expectation of reward. Save in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.
