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Publisher: Burgess Adams
ISBN: 978-0-9825606-3-1
A poignant tale of great substance and inspiration
Author:
R. William Bennett
Publisher: Burgess Adams
ISBN: 978-0-9825606-3-1
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Packaged in a deeply moving tale of two young, sixth-grade boys who get off on the wrong foot in their first encounter, The Christmas Gift recounts the astonishing events that lead Scott and Ben to become great friends one day, all because they learned the power of forgiveness.
Scott has just moved into a new town and on his first day at his new school he meets Ben, the school bully who torments other kids. After intervening Ben terrorizing a fellow schoolmate, Scott becomes the new object of Ben’s everyday bullying. Following one-too-many unpleasant confrontations, Scott loses his cool and yells at Ben, in his anger, telling Ben everybody at school including Scott hates him.
Scott has been distressed for days over the yelling, which is not in his nature, and the hurt he saw in Ben’s eyes. Scott has a long talk with his father before he gathers up the courage to go up to Ben’s house and apologizes to him.
During the course of the time, Scott discovers that Ben has no real friends and when Scott finds out the true nature of Ben, the previously unknown good side of him, Scott sees Ben in a new light that is a far-cry from what everybody else see in him. Their friendship thus evolved into a strong bond both Ben and Scott has come to cherish to the end.
The meaningful message tucked away in this heart-warming tale of two young people is loud and clear as Bennett successfully directs the readers to the very core of the subject: how the gift of forgiveness could have a deeply positive impact on the lives of many just like the two characters in this story, their perspective about compassion forever changed. After reading The Christmas Gift, so will yours.
A poignant tale of great substance and
inspiration, The Christmas Gift is a life-enhancing,
invaluable lesson to people from all walks of life; a life-long
lesson that should be carried forward from one individual to another,
one friend to another, one family to another, and from generation to
generation. An everlasting gift that will shape us all into
forgiving, kind, caring and compassionate beings, The Christmas
Gift is indeed a wonderful present we must gift not only to
others but also to ourselves.