Baba ya Brenna Martin ni dhahiri hapendi ununuzi wa dakika za mwisho. Bryan Martin alinunua zawadi kwa ajili ya mahafali ya shule ya upili ya binti yake -- ambayo yalifanyika mapema mwezi huu -- miaka kumi na tatu iliyopita. Aliweza kuificha wakati huu wote, na zawadi yake ya "kusonga, kugusa, ya kukasirisha, na ya kufikiria" (maneno yake) ilimtoa Brenna machozi wakati baba alimpa wiki iliyopita.
Zawadi -- nakala ya "Oh, Maeneo Utakayokwenda!" -- ina thamani ya pesa taslimu chini ya $20 , lakini kwa Brenna, "ilikuwa ya thamani sana." Hiyo ni kwa sababu ndani, iliyounganishwa kati ya vifungu vya mashairi mashuhuri ya Dk. Seuss, kulikuwa na maoni na pongezi kutoka kwa kila mtu mzima ambaye amemfundisha Brenna shuleni, kuanzia na walimu wake wa chekechea.
Mwitikio wa Brenna kwa zawadi haukuacha machozi ya siku ya kuhitimu. Aliguswa moyo sana na kitabu hicho hivi kwamba alichapisha hadithi hiyo mtandaoni na kuongeza kiungo kwenye Reddit , ambapo zawadi hiyo imevutia watu wengi, si haba kutoka kwa wazazi wa baadaye na wazazi wa watoto wadogo ambao wanasema wanapanga kufuata mfano wa baba ya Brenna. Mzazi mmoja hata alichapisha kuhusu kuanzisha mradi kama huo mapema mwaka huu .
Baba alijiunga na mazungumzo ya Reddit pia , akiandika, "Siwezi kuamini kwamba Brenna alichapisha hili... daima amekuwa mwanga wa maisha yangu. Kufanya hivi ilikuwa njia ndogo tu ya kumjulisha."
Ikiwa Brenna ataanza kazi ya kupanga zawadi za kuhitimu za watoto wake sasa hivi, anaweza tu kuwa na nafasi ya kupigana kumshinda baba yake.
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wow, what a beautiful and touching gesture. It's also a great reminder that often the best most cherished gifts don't come with a big price tag.
i used to work with teens in wilderness for extended periods of & at the end of a trip, i often would read "oh the places you will go" Perhaps it was as much a reminder/ inspiration to me as it was to them.
For the would-be parents!
What a fantastic gesture, and kudos to dad for keeping this project secret all those years! I think I might steal this idea in one way or another when I have my own... :D! So glad Brenna was so appreciative of all your hard work - you've raised a wonderful, beautiful young woman that the world needs more of!
Wow - how charming! When my 19 year old son was a toddler, he received that book as a gift, and we found it so appropriate that it became our default gift for other children's birthdays.
Beautiful Story! Dr. Seuss is one of my heros! <3