One day, a Farmer knocked at a School door.
When the Doorkeeper opened the door,
the farmer stretched out a magnificent bunch of grapes to him.
“Dear brother Doorkeeper, these are the most beautiful grapes produced in my farm.
And I come here to give them to you as a gift,” said the farmer.
“Thank you. I will take them immediately to the Teacher,
who will be happy about your offer,” said the doorkeeper happily.
“No. I brought them for you,” said the farmer.
The doorkeeper asked surprised “For me?” because he thought,
he didn’t deserve such beautiful gift of nature.
“Yes!” the farmer insisted, “Because whenever I knock at this door, you open it.
Whenever I needed your help, because of the harvest being destroyed by drought,
you gave me a piece of bread, and a cup of coffee.
I want this bunch of grapes to bring you a little of the sun’s love,
of the rain’s beauty,
and of God’s miracle,
as God made it grow so beautifully.”
The Doorkeeper placed the bunch of grapes in front of him,
and spent the morning admiring it.
As the bunch of grapes was really gorgeous,
he decided to give it to the Teacher as a gift,
who had always stimulated him with words of wisdom.
The Teacher was very happy about the grapes,
but remembered that there was a brother who was sick at the school,
and thought, “I will give him the bunch of grapes.
May be, it might bring some joy to his life.”
And so he did. However, the grapes didn’t stay very long with the sick brother,
because he thought, “The Cook has been taking care of me for such a long time,
nourishing me with the best food available.
I am sure he will appreciate it.”
When the Cook brought his meal at the lunch time, he gave him the bunch of grapes.
“They are yours,” said the sick man,
“as you are always in contact with the produce that nature offers;
you will know what to do with this work of God.”
Cook was fascinated by the beauty of the bunch.
So perfect, he thought, that there is no one better, to prize them as the store-keeper;
as he was responsible for the guard of the food store,
and many at the school saw him as a holy man;
he would be able to value the marvel of nature.
The store-keeper, on his turn, gave the grapes as a gift to the youngest student,
so that he could understand that God’s work is found in the smallest details of creation.
When the student received it, his heart was filled with the glory of the Lord,
because he had never seen such a beautiful bunch of grapes.
At the same moment, he remembered the first time he came to the school,
and the person who had opened the door to him;
it was this gesture, that allowed him to be in that community of people,
who knew how to value miracles today.
Before the nightfall, he took the bunch of grapes to the doorkeeper.
“Eat it and enjoy it,” he said.
“Because you spend most of your time here alone,
and these grapes will make you very happy.”
The doorkeeper understood that the gift had really been destined to be with him,
so he savored each grape of that bunch and slept happily.
The circle was closed — the circle of happiness and joy,
which always stretches out around the generous people.
Thus sometimes destiny brings back the things which are destined to us.
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