Paul came home one evening with a baby in his arms. When his wife opened the door she was surprised and wanted to know whose was the baby he had brought home with him. The husband replied that the baby belonged to a Giant from the mountains who wanted a family to adopt his child. Paul had given the Giant a commitment that he would take care of the baby as long as he lived. The speciality of the baby, said Paul, was that he would wake up once a year, have his meal and fall off to sleep again. He would occupy only a corner of the house and hence would not be a hindrance to anyone.
The wife and children of Paul were very upset by the fact that the baby would be a permanent resident at their home. The children tried to convince their father to return the baby back to the Giant. But Paul was firm by the commitment he had made.
A few years passed and Paul continued to feed the baby when he awoke once a year. The Giant’s baby was only a foot tall would consume food worth nearly 10% of Paul’s annual income. His family and friends continued to rebuke him for what they considered the silliest thing a man could do in all his life. Paul became the practical joke of the locality.
Eight years later Paul was travelling to work one day when his motorcycle was hit by a speeding truck. He was rushed to hospital but died before admission. His death was a shock to all who knew him and especially to his wife, Norma, and their two little children. They had lost not only their loving husband and father but also their dreams of a wonderful future.
A few days after the funeral Norma had a visitor. He expressed sympathy on the death of her husband and consoled the children. Then he proceeded to the main business. He said that he was the manager of Credit Bank who had granted Paul a loan for purchase of the house that they were living in. He had come to enquire whether Norma would like to opt for repayment of the loan or would she like to continue paying the instalments? Norma was taken aback. She said she had no means to do either. She said, however, that her husband had some very good friends and probably they would find a way to help her out. She requested the visitor to give her about a month to arrive at a solution for which he obliged.
Norma now began to contact relatives and friends for help to save her from the crisis that had arisen. They sympathised with her but expressed their inability to help her due to various reasons.
Norma now knew that she had to manage all her problems by herself. There were many issues before her. The loan had to be paid, the school fees of the children were due and the grocery bill had piled up. She looked up to the skies and said, “Paul, what is this mess you have put me in? How am I going to get out of this?” Totally frustrated she was strolling back and forth when her eyes fell on the Giant’s baby lying in the corner sound asleep. Her irritation grew further by the thought that he had just been well fed the previous month. She decided that she had had enough of him and picking him up she left for the mountains to return him to the Giant.
The Giant was deeply grieved when he heard of Paul’s untimely death. He thanked her very much for looking after his little child. Asking her to wait he went into the next room and brought out a large bag filled with gold coins. He told her that this was the reward for her husband’s commitment to his child. He further told her that the amount that he had given her would be more than sufficient to tackle all her current and future issues and that was the commitment that he had given to her husband, Paul. And finally he informed her that she was under no obligation.
My dear friends, the giant is inviting you now to take care of his baby. Do you wish to take the responsibility…………..?????????
P.S. The Giant is reputed life insurance company, Paul is the Policyholder, Norma is the Nominee, the Baby is the Policy, the Baby’s Meal is the Premium and the Bag of Gold Coins is the Claim Amount.
The wife and children of Paul were very upset by the fact that the baby would be a permanent resident at their home. The children tried to convince their father to return the baby back to the Giant. But Paul was firm by the commitment he had made.
A few years passed and Paul continued to feed the baby when he awoke once a year. The Giant’s baby was only a foot tall would consume food worth nearly 10% of Paul’s annual income. His family and friends continued to rebuke him for what they considered the silliest thing a man could do in all his life. Paul became the practical joke of the locality.
Eight years later Paul was travelling to work one day when his motorcycle was hit by a speeding truck. He was rushed to hospital but died before admission. His death was a shock to all who knew him and especially to his wife, Norma, and their two little children. They had lost not only their loving husband and father but also their dreams of a wonderful future.
A few days after the funeral Norma had a visitor. He expressed sympathy on the death of her husband and consoled the children. Then he proceeded to the main business. He said that he was the manager of Credit Bank who had granted Paul a loan for purchase of the house that they were living in. He had come to enquire whether Norma would like to opt for repayment of the loan or would she like to continue paying the instalments? Norma was taken aback. She said she had no means to do either. She said, however, that her husband had some very good friends and probably they would find a way to help her out. She requested the visitor to give her about a month to arrive at a solution for which he obliged.
Norma now began to contact relatives and friends for help to save her from the crisis that had arisen. They sympathised with her but expressed their inability to help her due to various reasons.
Norma now knew that she had to manage all her problems by herself. There were many issues before her. The loan had to be paid, the school fees of the children were due and the grocery bill had piled up. She looked up to the skies and said, “Paul, what is this mess you have put me in? How am I going to get out of this?” Totally frustrated she was strolling back and forth when her eyes fell on the Giant’s baby lying in the corner sound asleep. Her irritation grew further by the thought that he had just been well fed the previous month. She decided that she had had enough of him and picking him up she left for the mountains to return him to the Giant.
The Giant was deeply grieved when he heard of Paul’s untimely death. He thanked her very much for looking after his little child. Asking her to wait he went into the next room and brought out a large bag filled with gold coins. He told her that this was the reward for her husband’s commitment to his child. He further told her that the amount that he had given her would be more than sufficient to tackle all her current and future issues and that was the commitment that he had given to her husband, Paul. And finally he informed her that she was under no obligation.
My dear friends, the giant is inviting you now to take care of his baby. Do you wish to take the responsibility…………..?????????
P.S. The Giant is reputed life insurance company, Paul is the Policyholder, Norma is the Nominee, the Baby is the Policy, the Baby’s Meal is the Premium and the Bag of Gold Coins is the Claim Amount.
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