In order to establish a business, a poor child pleaded with his mother to give him the remaining $13 she had saved for their food. A few months later, he gave her the keys to their $2 million bungalow and showed her where they lived in a small, dilapidated trailer.
Children who are inspired to work hard and resolutely grow up to be responsible adults. Annie Byrne, a mother from Atlanta, educated her son Simon about it because she believed in it.
“Does it matter that my son and I currently reside in a dilapidated trailer?” The impoverished widow, who worked as a janitor and struggled to make ends meet, imagined, “One day, he will take me to a palace and make me its queen.”
When her son gave her the keys to their $2 million home one day, the mother’s prayers were miraculously granted. However, she was unaware of the cost the youngster incurred in order to realize her desire.
“Mom, when are we going to start living in a nice house?” Simon, at 13 years old, questioned his mother. “It’s getting colder here, and it’s stuffy inside.”
“Just give me that money, and you won’t regret it… I’m not asking for a penny more, just what you have,” begged the boy.
That query elicited no immediate response from Annie. She was aware that it would not occur anytime soon. Her pay was barely enough to cover her son’s tuition and food while he was on vacation, and she had nothing saved up.
“Very soon…Son,” she continued tearfully, “we’re going to leave here very soon. Now, close your eyes and