A woman baked bread for members of her family
and an extra one for a hungry passerby. She
kept the extra bread on the Window-sill, for
whosoever would take it away. Everyday, a
hunch-back came and took away the bread.
Instead of expressing gratitude, he muttered the
following words as he went his way: "The evil
you do remains with you: The good you do,
comes back to you!" This went on, day after day.
Everyday, the hunch-back came, picked up the
bread and uttered the words: "The evil you do,
remains with you: The good you do, comes back
to you!" The woman felt irritated. "Not a word of
gratitude," she said to herself... "Everyday this
hunch-back utters this jingle! What does he
mean? "One day, out of despiration, she decided
to do away with him. "I shall get rid of this
hunch-back," she said. And what did she do?
She added poison to the bread she prepared for
him! As she was about to keep it on the window
sill, her hands trembled. "What is this I am
doing?" she said. Immediately she threw the
bread into the fire, prepared another one and
kept it on the window- sill. As usual, the hunch-
back came, picked up the bread and muttered
the words: "The evil you do, remains with you:
The good you do, comes back to you!" The
hunch-back proceeded on his way, blissfully
unaware of the war raging in the mind of the
woman. Everyday, as the woman placed the
bread on the window-sill, she offered a prayer
for her son who had gone to a distant place to
seek his fortune. For many months, she had no
news of him.. She prayed for his safe return.
That evening, there was a knock on the door. As
she opened it, she was surprised to find her son
standing in the doorway.. He had grown thin and
lean. His garments were tattered and torn. He
was hungry, starved and weak. As he saw his
mother, he said, "Mom, it's a miracle I'm here.
While I was but a mile away, I was so hungry
that I collapsed. I would have died, but just then
an old hunch-back passed by. I begged of him
for a small part of his food, and he was kind
enough to give me whole bread. "As he gave it
to me, he said, "This is what I eat everyday:
today, I shall give it to you, for your need is
greater than mine!" "As the mother heard those
words, her face turned pale and red. She leaned
against the door for support. She remembered
the poisoned bread that she had made that
morning. Had she not burnt it in the fire, it would
have been eaten by her own son, and he would
have lost his life! It was then that she realized
the significance of the words: "The evil you do
remains with you: The good you do, comes back
to you!" Do good and; Don't ever stop doing
good, even if it’s not appreciated at that time.
Jesus is what we need, to do the will of God!"
and an extra one for a hungry passerby. She
kept the extra bread on the Window-sill, for
whosoever would take it away. Everyday, a
hunch-back came and took away the bread.
Instead of expressing gratitude, he muttered the
following words as he went his way: "The evil
you do remains with you: The good you do,
comes back to you!" This went on, day after day.
Everyday, the hunch-back came, picked up the
bread and uttered the words: "The evil you do,
remains with you: The good you do, comes back
to you!" The woman felt irritated. "Not a word of
gratitude," she said to herself... "Everyday this
hunch-back utters this jingle! What does he
mean? "One day, out of despiration, she decided
to do away with him. "I shall get rid of this
hunch-back," she said. And what did she do?
She added poison to the bread she prepared for
him! As she was about to keep it on the window
sill, her hands trembled. "What is this I am
doing?" she said. Immediately she threw the
bread into the fire, prepared another one and
kept it on the window- sill. As usual, the hunch-
back came, picked up the bread and muttered
the words: "The evil you do, remains with you:
The good you do, comes back to you!" The
hunch-back proceeded on his way, blissfully
unaware of the war raging in the mind of the
woman. Everyday, as the woman placed the
bread on the window-sill, she offered a prayer
for her son who had gone to a distant place to
seek his fortune. For many months, she had no
news of him.. She prayed for his safe return.
That evening, there was a knock on the door. As
she opened it, she was surprised to find her son
standing in the doorway.. He had grown thin and
lean. His garments were tattered and torn. He
was hungry, starved and weak. As he saw his
mother, he said, "Mom, it's a miracle I'm here.
While I was but a mile away, I was so hungry
that I collapsed. I would have died, but just then
an old hunch-back passed by. I begged of him
for a small part of his food, and he was kind
enough to give me whole bread. "As he gave it
to me, he said, "This is what I eat everyday:
today, I shall give it to you, for your need is
greater than mine!" "As the mother heard those
words, her face turned pale and red. She leaned
against the door for support. She remembered
the poisoned bread that she had made that
morning. Had she not burnt it in the fire, it would
have been eaten by her own son, and he would
have lost his life! It was then that she realized
the significance of the words: "The evil you do
remains with you: The good you do, comes back
to you!" Do good and; Don't ever stop doing
good, even if it’s not appreciated at that time.
Jesus is what we need, to do the will of God!"
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