I dreamt that I was in a convience shop & cafe and I was looking at the menu, wanting to order a small snack - a waffle or pancake with berries. Being on a tight budget, I forgo eating. I then took hold of a newspaper and whilst reading, the mending personnel, a swedish lady, age around 50+ suddently jolted my reading and placed on the counter a bundle of gold pendant and a nice big pendant with necklace. She said she is selling them for RM25. I was shocked at the price and asked her why she wanted to sell them. She said she need that to buy some food for herself.
I then turned to Annie and consulted with her that we will buy over and we can give the small gold pendant as Christmas gifts. Annie agreed. I told the swedish lady, that we will buy over but asked her why she is selling the big pendant with necklace and asked her whether it was her family heirloom. She confirmed it was, but she had to sell it because she need the money for food for herself.
I felt compassion for her and suggested to Annie that we will give her RM50 instead. I also told Sally, who was browsing nearby about the whole situation and then said that we will give her RM50 and not take the bundle of pendants. Sally agreed. When I told swedish lady, she said she will not accept if we do not take the pendants. She said that she is grateful and when she return to switzerland, we are invited to visit her. I told Sally and Sally said that it would be good for us to visit her so that we can source some kind of business in switzerland. However, Sally said the visit to switzerland will be in 13 years time. I asked why? Sally replied that swedish lady contract will be over in 13 years time. I checked with swedish lady and she confirmed that. The final decision we told the lady was that we will still give her RM50 but we will hold on to her jewelry until the day she can afford to redeem them. She happily and gratefully agreed.
Then I woke up from the dream. I felt good about the dream because it showed the depth of my heart, in the sense that I was not selfish but was ever helpful to the lady. It also speak to me that I am sometimes like the lady.....for example. The Word of God said Philippians 4:6 - "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God" The truth is that Jesus died on the cross for all my worries, therefore I should not worry.
Well to visit Switzerland in 13 years.........................a dream to be realised.
In the center of pendant has a motive consisting of a upright lion and shield
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