My Mother Gave Me Just Ten Rupees… But It Changed My Entire Life Forever

“Sometimes, the smallest amount of money carries the greatest love, sacrifice, and wisdom.”

As a youngster my family was very poor. But one day I returned home from school, weeping. I told my mother, "Ammi, the boys in school have new shoes, I want new shoes… everybody laughs at my shoes. My mom didn’t say a word.

She entered and opened her old steel box to get out a 10 Rs note. It was quite old and crumpled. She seemed to have had it saved for a long, long time.

She handed me this note and told me that the only thing she had today was "Beta, go and buy what you want". I was so happy. I hurried off to the market.

As I was on my way, I saw a little boy sitting on the road. He wasn’t wearing any shoes. His feet were burning in the hot sun. He was crying. I stopped. I saw my 10 rupees. So I glanced at his feet. My heart said, "When you purchase shoes for yourself, you will be happy for one day, and when you purchase shoes for Him, you will be happy forever.

I bought a little pair of slippers for that boy using those 10 rupees and gave them to him. That boy looked at me and smiling said “Allah tumhe bahut dega.” I returned home foolishly empty-handed and afraid. I…