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 The Chocolate BlessingBy Arlyne Parness Grandchildren visiting? Indeed it is a time to treasure. The greatest part of this experience is that, even when they are quite young, we know we are having a major impact on their lives. It is because of this privilege that we must choose the most positive ways to influence them. Our granddaughter, Lizzie, used to have the distinction of being, possibly, “the worst medicine taker on the planet”. We often joked about this, although it was not funny at all. However, it did bring some humor to what was otherwise a very difficult situation. More often than not it took her well over an hour to ingest a single teaspoon of even a pleasant tasting medication. Often times this had to be repeated a few times a day. To witness the torment both she and my daughter went through, each time, nearly brought me to tears. During this 6-week visit, Lizzie got an eye infection, which required oral medication 4 times a day, for ten days. It was particularly sad because the medication she required truly was an awful tasting tablet. (Keep reading, this actually gets good.) Although developing healthy eating habits, for her children, is extremely important to my daughter, she also recognized the importance of this medication. Therefore, she suggested that Lizzie sandwich the tablet between 2 pieces of chocolate. Unfortunately, this even prolonged each endeavor because of the total amount she now had to consume. After several attempts I offered my granddaughter the following: each time she took her pill, with the
chocolate of course, in under 15 minutes, I would give her 18 cents* to
put into the Tzedakah** Box. Well, dear readers, I am happy to report that
this was, perhaps, the most meaningful way to spend .72 cents a day.
Lizzie was so happy to be able to do this mitzvah***, for children in
Israel, that it changed what used to be a most stressful and pitiful
situation into what became a most rewarding and satisfying one, for both
of us….and by the way…her eye is perfect. |
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