The last wish
A death row inmate awaiting execution, asked
as a last wish a pencil and paper. After
writing for several minutes, the convict called
the prison guard and asked that this letter be
handed over to his biological mother.
The letter said …
Mother, if there were more justice in this
world, we would be both executed and not
just me. You’re as guilty as I am for the life I
led. Remind yourself when I stole and bring home
the bicycle of a boy like me?
You helped me to hide the bicycle for my
father did not see it. Do you remember the
time I stole money from the neighbor’s
wallet?
You went with me to the mall to spend it.
Do you remember when I argued with my
father and he’s gone? He just wanted to correct me because I stole
the final result of the competition and for that
I had been expelled.
Mom, I was just a child, shortly after I
became a troubled teenager and now I’m a
pretty malformed man.
Mom, I was just a child in need of correction,
and not an approval. But I forgive you!
I just want this letter to reach the greatest
number of parents in the world, so they can
know what makes all people, good or bad …is
education.
Thank you mother for giving me life and also
helping me to lose it.
Your child offender.
REFLECTION:
“He who spares the rod hates his son,
But he who loves him disciplines him
promptly “(Proverbs 13: 24).
“Education is the most powerful weapon
which you can use to change the world.
” (Nelson Mandela)
