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1. A Glass
A Glass
Of Milk
Of Milk
A True Story
A True Story

2. A nice poor boy
once sold goods
from door to door
To pay his way
through school to
learn more and
more.

3. One day, he found
he had got only
one dime.
And he was
hungry, suffering
a tough time.

4. He decided he
would, at the next
house, ask for
some simple food.
But he panicked
when a lady
opened the door –
looking so good.

5. Instead of a meal,
he asked for a
drink of water –
his hands shook.
The kind lady was
so very moved
by the boy’s
pathetic look.

6. The lady thought
he looked so
very hungry.
She brought him
a large glass of
milk happily.

7. The poor boy
The poor boy
drank the milk
drank the milk
slowly.
slowly.
“
“How much do I
How much do I
owe you,
owe you,
Lady ?”
Lady ?”

8. “
“You don’t owe me anything,” she
You don’t owe me anything,” she
replied with happiness.
replied with happiness.
Mother has taught us never to accept
Mother has taught us never to accept
pay for kindness.”
pay for kindness.”

9. “
“I thank you
I thank you
from my
from my
heart,” the boy
heart,” the boy
said gratefully.
said gratefully.
He wiped a tear;
He wiped a tear;
he was touched
he was touched
emotionally.
emotionally.

10. Years later,
Years later,
that kind lady
that kind lady
became
became
critically sick.
critically sick.
The local
The local
doctors were
doctors were
lost – they
lost – they
could not
could not
understand it.
understand it.

11. They finally
They finally
sent her to
sent her to
the big city.
the big city.
Her rare
Her rare
disease was
disease was
studied so
studied so
carefully.
carefully.

12. For consultation,
For consultation,
they called in Dr.
they called in Dr.
Howard Kelly.
Howard Kelly.
Learning the name
Learning the name
of the patient’s
of the patient’s
town, his heart
town, his heart
beat strangely.
beat strangely.

13. Immediately he
Immediately he
went to her
went to her
room to check
room to check
and see.
and see.
He recognized
He recognized
her at once as
her at once as
that kind lady.
that kind lady.

14. He was
He was
determined
determined
to do his best
to do his best
to save her
to save her
life.
life.
From that day
From that day
he tended to
he tended to
her to keep
her to keep
her alive.
her alive.

15. After a long
After a long
struggle, the
struggle, the
battle was won.
battle was won.
Without the
Without the
Doctor, it could
Doctor, it could
not have been
not have been
done .
done .

16. Dr. Kelly asked
Dr. Kelly asked
for the medical
for the medical
bill
bill
That was meant
That was meant
for the lady who
for the lady who
had been ill.
had been ill.

17. He wrote something on the edge of the bill.
He wrote something on the edge of the bill.
To the lady the bill was then sent, sealed.
To the lady the bill was then sent, sealed.

18. The lady feared opening the bill to read it.
The lady feared opening the bill to read it.
It’d take the rest of her life to pay every bit.
It’d take the rest of her life to pay every bit.

19. Finally she
Finally she
looked and
looked and
something
something
caught her eye
caught her eye
invitingly.
invitingly.
She read, ‘Paid
She read, ‘Paid
in full with One
in full with One
Glass Of Milk’
Glass Of Milk’
….Signed,
….Signed,
Dr. Kelly.
Dr. Kelly.

20. Tears of joy
Tears of joy
flooded her eyes
flooded her eyes
and her happy
and her happy
heart was really
heart was really
touched.
touched.
Kindness, love
Kindness, love
and gratitude
and gratitude
are values that
are values that
we must practise
we must practise
much.
much.

21. The eND
The eND
May we strive on
May we strive on
with great
with great
attention
attention
To grow in
To grow in
Wisdom and
Wisdom and
Compassion !
Compassion !
With Metta,
With Metta,
Bro. Oh Teik Bin
Bro. Oh Teik Bin