27th September, 2022
Mary Rita Schilke Korzan wrote a poem to her mother many years ago, thanking her for all she had done as a mother, friend, and role model.
She gave the poem to her mother and, a few months later, offered it as a tribute when Mary and her husband were married.
So many wedding guests asked for a copy that Mary included one in her thank-you notes.
Then began the strange and heartwarming journey of Mary’s poem to her mom. Friends passed it on to those they knew. A minister in her hometown couldn’t recall who gave it to him, but he included the by-then “anonymously written” poem in his book about loving others.
Another author picked it up from there for her compilation of heartfelt works, and Mary finally noticed her poem, now listed as “Author Unknown,” in A Fourth Course of ‘Chicken Soup for the Soul,’ which her husband and children gave her as a Mother’s Day gift.
This is the special poem reminds us that sometimes the little things we do “just because” mean more to someone than we can ever know.
Those little things teach love, compassion, and understanding. In other words, they’re priceless.
This poem should be read by every adult because children are watching you and doing as you do, not as you say.
“When you thought I wasn’t looking,
I saw you hang my First painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately wanted to paint another one.
When you thought I wasn’t looking,
I heard you say a prayer,
and I believed that there was a God to talk to.
When you thought I wasn’t looking,
I felt you kiss me goodnight,
and I felt loved.
When you thought I wasn’t looking,
I saw you feed the birds in winter, and I learned that it was good to be kind to animals.
When you thought I wasn’t looking,
I saw you make my favourite cake for me, and I learned that the little things can be the special things in life.
When you thought I wasn’t looking,
I saw you make a meal and take it to a friend who was sick, and I learned that we all have to help take care of each other.
When you thought I wasn’t looking,
I saw you take care of our house and everyone in it, and I learned we have to take care of what we are given.
When you thought I wasn’t looking,
I saw how you handled your responsibilities, even when you didn’t feel good, and I learned that I would have to be responsible when I grow up.
When you thought I wasn’t looking,
I saw you hold the door open for others and heard ‘thank you’ and ‘you’re welcome’, and I learned respect for others.
When you thought I wasn’t looking,
I saw tears come from your eyes, and I learned that sometimes things hurt, but it’s all right to cry.
When you thought I wasn’t looking,
I saw that you cared, and I wanted to be everything that I could be.
When you thought I wasn’t looking,
I learned most of life’s lessons that I need to know to be a good and productive person when I grow up.
When you thought I wasn’t looking,
I looked at you and wanted to say, Thanks for all the things I saw, when you thought I wasn’t looking.”
I am sharing this with all the people I know who do so much for others, but think that no one ever sees.
Always remember that the Little eyes see a lot & never forget what they have seen.
Each of us, parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, teacher, friend, influences the life of a child.
In any case, it is never between you & someone who is not looking or acknowledging, it is always between you & God and he is always looking.
Carry on your good deeds even if you feel, no one is looking because someone is always looking.
Decide How will you touch the life of someone today &
Stay Blessed forever!