On My Father's Shoulders

there was this boy who can't walk. despite of his condition, he usually go to school on the shoulder of his father. the substitute teacher noticed that his father usually stayed until their class ended so he, who was new to that place, decided to go with them for him to be familiar with the place.

finally, they reached the cliff of the mountain where a long coconut tree was lying connecting to the other edge of the other mountain.

the substitute teacher asked, "so... we need to balance just to get to the other side?"

the boy replied, "yes... there's no other way... see the white waters below, its ravaging... it's impossible to cross through that river."

the teacher sighed, "impossible..."

but the child said, "you don't believe that my father can?"

the teacher said, "it is impossible..."

the boy said, "we will cross first, then you can follow us."

the teacher said, "i can't, i'm afraid of heights."

"then my father will carry you on his shoulder," the boy suggested.

"alright, only if i see him carry you there and back here. then, i''ll believe perhaps."

so the father and son crossed through the coconut trunk. they easily reached the other side and as they promised they returned for the teacher.

the boy said, "do you now believe that my father could cross you there?"

but the teacher refused to say a word.

"you just need to direct my father so that he could carry you up to the other side."

the teacher said, "okay, i believe you. but if anything happens to me, your father would be blamed.he will see..."

but the lame boy said sadly, "i think you can't blame him."

"why?" the teacher asked.

"because he's blind."



Br. Dennis DC. Marquez, sSSS