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On 26th October, a Mumbai newspaper published a picture of a desperately poor man willing to sell his 6 month old grandchild so that he could treat his ailing daughter Jyoti , a bundle of skin and bones lying on the pavement opposite a hospital in Chembur. It was a heart rending story and when she saw it it moved a woman so much that she rushed to the spot, got the ailing girl admitted to the hospital for treatment of not only TB but also HIV aids which she was suffering from. The good lady also took care of the child whom she christened Angel.
On December 17, Jyoti, despite the treatment, passed away. The woman, Lillian Smith, used to visit her daily and assure her that her child was being taken good care of, and leavng a photgraph of the child on her bed. Her laast words to Lillian were to keep the child with her and take good care of her. She died contented with this thought.
The tests showed the child was not HIV positive but another test has to be done after 18months. But a rude shock was in store for Lillian. Her relatives started behaving strangely. She was flooded with phone calls from friends and relatives asking her to get rid of Angel. They did not even believe her when she told them the child was not HIV positive. One family in Vashi which had stood with her in times of crisis and given moral support, too turned its back on her; she was shattered.
But she had support from her husband and four children. They stood by her decision. Though shunned by friends and relatives and much against the advice even of a doctor who suggested to her that she get the child admitted in an orphanage, Lillian has taken a decision to bring up Angel. Even if she tests positive after 18 months, it would make no difference to Lillian. She wants to tell every one that Angel is a bundle of joy and has brought new light into her life.
By this one act of mercy and piety, this lady has achieved more than what a hundred years of prayer or meditation would have brought her.
Now tell me, who is the Angel, the child or Lillian Smith?
Let there be more Lillians in this world to restore our faith in humanity!
On December 17, Jyoti, despite the treatment, passed away. The woman, Lillian Smith, used to visit her daily and assure her that her child was being taken good care of, and leavng a photgraph of the child on her bed. Her laast words to Lillian were to keep the child with her and take good care of her. She died contented with this thought.
The tests showed the child was not HIV positive but another test has to be done after 18months. But a rude shock was in store for Lillian. Her relatives started behaving strangely. She was flooded with phone calls from friends and relatives asking her to get rid of Angel. They did not even believe her when she told them the child was not HIV positive. One family in Vashi which had stood with her in times of crisis and given moral support, too turned its back on her; she was shattered.
But she had support from her husband and four children. They stood by her decision. Though shunned by friends and relatives and much against the advice even of a doctor who suggested to her that she get the child admitted in an orphanage, Lillian has taken a decision to bring up Angel. Even if she tests positive after 18 months, it would make no difference to Lillian. She wants to tell every one that Angel is a bundle of joy and has brought new light into her life.
By this one act of mercy and piety, this lady has achieved more than what a hundred years of prayer or meditation would have brought her.
Now tell me, who is the Angel, the child or Lillian Smith?
Let there be more Lillians in this world to restore our faith in humanity!
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