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Letter to GOD
Rancho's house – the lone house in the entire valley – was on the crown of a low hill. From the pinnacle of the hill one could see the rapid flowing stream and next to it vast fields of ripe corn in between the red kidney bean flowers. Looking at it one could predict that it was going to be good harvest but it needed a rainfall, howeverbrief.

All through the morning Rancho kept scanning the sky for signs of rainfall and he was quite confident that it would rain. “You know, woman, now we are finally going to get some rain.” His wife, who was busy preparing food, replied: “Yes, God willing.”

As soon as Rancho's family, his wife and sons, sat for dinner, just as he had predicted big drops of rain started falling. In the Northeast huge clouds were covering the sky like a blanket. The air had the smell of rain combined with the smell of fresh earth. The atmosphere at that time was absolutely heavenly. The boys left their food on pretext of getting one thing and another. All they wanted was to get we tand play in the rain.

Rancho was very happy as he looked at his field, “Ah! now my harvest is going to be wonderful.” He started dreaming about all the things he will be doing once he sells the crops. Suddenly heavy winds began to blow accompanied by big drops of rain, which looked like huge pearls of ice. “Oh my God! This can't be happening,” he thought. “NO!! NO!! I will be destroyed. This is no rain, it is a hailstorm. I hope it will pass soon.” But in front of his family he kept a strong front andsaid,“I am sure it will pass soon , don't worry.”

Unfortunately it didn't . The hailstorm lasted the whole night. It destroyed entire field of his precious crops. Everything looked so white as if someone had thrown sacks and sacks of pearls all over the place.

Rancho and his wife were worried to death. Everything they had was destroyed and they had no ink ling as to what they will do.

The boys asked them, “What are we going to do? Everything is destroyed. We don't even have few pieces of cornor beans.Does this mean weare going to die of hunger?”

Rancho said, “ My sons, nobody dies of hunger. Always remember we have God.I am sure he will help us.”

All through the night Rancho kept on thinking how to ask for help from God.“God know severy thing but I think I should write to Himan dask directly what I want.”

Rancho was thankful for the day his parents had sent him to school. Even though he wasn't interested in studies but he had grudgingly learned to read and write.So he took out paper and pen and started writing.

Rancho Lucas The VioletHill Argentina th 18 May 1999 DearGod Hi , I am writing this letter to you out of extreme urgency, otherwise I wouldn't have disturbed you. You know about the recent hailstorm in my place. Well, it has destroyed me. Everything in my farm was destroyed. My corn and kidney beans were almost ready and all it needed was a rainfall but instead of rainfall came a storm. If it had lasted for short period it would have been OK, but unfortunately it lasted for an entirenight.It has put meat a serious disadvantage, you see God , my sole source of income is that farm and now it is completely destroyed. Nothing is left. If I leave it like this my family will die of hunger, since we will not have anything to eat. I can't sit still and do nothing about it. I need 100 pesos to buy the seeds and resow my field all over again and buy some food till the next harvest. So dear God, please help me.I know you will not disappoint me. Sincerely Yours, Rancho, the farmerth He put the letter inside an envelope and addressed it to “God, 7 Heaven” and placed a stamp on it and dropped it in the mailbox. The workers at the post office were preparing the letters to mail when they came across the letter addressed to God. The postman who came across this letter became curious because he had never seen a letter addressed to God. He wanted to open the letter but his job ethics stopped him from doing so .He decided to take the letter to the Postmaster. The Postmaster was a very nice and kind gentleman. He always helped people in any way he could. When the postman gave him the letter, he looked at it and said, “It takes a man with strong faith to start a communication withGod.IwishIhadsuchstrongfaith.” After much thought, he decided to read the letter and perhaps reply it. He opened Rancho's letter. Little did he know that replying the letter would need more than good intention, pen and paper. Rancho needed a lot of money but the postmaster didn't have any. Since he had already decided to help Rancho, he decided to give part of his salary, and he asked his friends and co-workers to contribute.Butitwasimpossibleforhimtocollect100pesos.Hewashappythatat least 70 pesos were collected. So he put the money in an envelope and signed it as “God” and asked the postman to deliverit to Rancho's house. When the postman arrived at Rancho's house and delivered the letter to him, Rancho was exhilarated beyond means. And he kept repeating Thank you God! Thank you God!I knew you wouldn't let me down. Rancho had very strong faith in God. He was not surprised when he opened the envelope. But as he was counting the money he became very angry . God couldn't have made mistake in sending the money. So he took out paper and wrote to God again. Then he placed a stamp on it and put it in the mailbox. When the postman took the letter out, he immediately took it to the postmaster. The Postmaster quickly opened the letter and everyone in the post office gathered around him wanting to know what Rancho wrote to God. Rancho Lucas The Violet Hill Argentina th 20 May 1999 Dear God I am really grateful to you for sending the money.I knew you wouldn't let my family go hungry. Of the money you send me I only received 70 pesos. Please send me the rest. I really need the money. But, this time please, God don't send it through the mail,because the people working here in this post office are all a bunch of thieves.

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Surat kepada AllahRancho's house-rumah sendirian di seluruh lembah – adalah mahkota bukit rendah. Dari puncak bukit orang bisa melihat sungai mengalir cepat dan sebelahnya luas bidang masak jagung di antara bunga-bunga merah kacang merah. Melihat itu yang bisa memprediksi bahwa hal itu akan menjadi panen yang baik tetapi diperlukan curah hujan, howeverbrief. Sepanjang pagi Rancho terus pemindaian langit untuk tanda-tanda curah hujan dan dia cukup yakin bahwa itu akan hujan. "Kau tahu, wanita, sekarang kita akhirnya akan mendapatkan beberapa hujan." Istrinya, yang sedang sibuk menyiapkan makanan, menjawab: "Ya, insya Allah." Segera setelah keluarga Rancho's, istri dan anak-anak, duduk untuk makan malam, sama seperti ia telah meramalkan besar tetes hujan mulai jatuh. Di timur laut awan besar yang meliputi langit seperti selimut. Udara memiliki bau hujan yang dikombinasikan dengan bau tanah segar. Suasana saat itu adalah benar-benar surgawi. Anak-anak meninggalkan makanan mereka dalih mendapatkan satu hal dan satu lagi. Semua mereka inginkan adalah untuk mendapatkan kita tand bermain di tengah hujan. Rancho adalah sangat bahagia karena dia tampak di bidangnya, "Ah! Sekarang saya panen akan menjadi indah." Dia mulai bermimpi tentang semua hal yang ia akan melakukan setelah dia menjual tanaman. Tiba-tiba berat angin mulai pukulan yang disertai dengan besar tetes hujan, yang tampak seperti mutiara besar es. "Oh Tuhan! Ini tidak terjadi,"pikirnya. "TIDAK!! Tidak!! Saya akan dimusnahkan. Ini adalah hujan, itu es. Saya berharap itu akan segera berlalu." Tetapi di depan keluarganya ia terus andsaid depan kuat, "Saya yakin itu akan segera berlalu, jangan khawatir." Sayangnya itu tidak. Es berlangsung sepanjang malam. Ini menghancurkan seluruh bidang tanaman nya berharga. Semuanya tampak begitu putih seolah-olah seseorang telah dilemparkan karung dan karung mutiara seluruh tempat. Rancho dan istrinya khawatir sampai mati. Segala sesuatu yang mereka telah dimusnahkan dan mereka tidak ling tinta untuk apa yang akan mereka lakukan. Anak laki-laki bertanya kepada mereka, "apa yang akan kita lakukan? Semuanya hancur. Kita bahkan tidak memiliki beberapa potong kacang cornor.Apakah ini berarti kamiadalah akan mati kelaparan?" Rancho berkata, "anak-anakku, tidak ada orang mati kelaparan. Selalu ingat kita memiliki God.I yakin dia akan menolong kita. " Sepanjang malam Rancho terus berpikir bagaimana untuk meminta bantuan dari Allah. "Tuhan tahu hal severy tapi saya pikir saya harus menulis surat kepada Himan dask langsung apa yang saya inginkan." Rancho adalah bersyukur untuk hari orangtuanya telah mengirimnya ke sekolah. Meskipun ia tidak tertarik dalam studi tetapi Dia enggan telah belajar membaca dan menulis.Jadi ia mengambil kertas dan pena dan mulai menulis. Rancho Lucas The VioletHill Argentina th 18 May 1999 DearGod Hi , I am writing this letter to you out of extreme urgency, otherwise I wouldn't have disturbed you. You know about the recent hailstorm in my place. Well, it has destroyed me. Everything in my farm was destroyed. My corn and kidney beans were almost ready and all it needed was a rainfall but instead of rainfall came a storm. If it had lasted for short period it would have been OK, but unfortunately it lasted for an entirenight.It has put meat a serious disadvantage, you see God , my sole source of income is that farm and now it is completely destroyed. Nothing is left. If I leave it like this my family will die of hunger, since we will not have anything to eat. I can't sit still and do nothing about it. I need 100 pesos to buy the seeds and resow my field all over again and buy some food till the next harvest. So dear God, please help me.I know you will not disappoint me. Sincerely Yours, Rancho, the farmerth He put the letter inside an envelope and addressed it to “God, 7 Heaven” and placed a stamp on it and dropped it in the mailbox. The workers at the post office were preparing the letters to mail when they came across the letter addressed to God. The postman who came across this letter became curious because he had never seen a letter addressed to God. He wanted to open the letter but his job ethics stopped him from doing so .He decided to take the letter to the Postmaster. The Postmaster was a very nice and kind gentleman. He always helped people in any way he could. When the postman gave him the letter, he looked at it and said, “It takes a man with strong faith to start a communication withGod.IwishIhadsuchstrongfaith.” After much thought, he decided to read the letter and perhaps reply it. He opened Rancho's letter. Little did he know that replying the letter would need more than good intention, pen and paper. Rancho needed a lot of money but the postmaster didn't have any. Since he had already decided to help Rancho, he decided to give part of his salary, and he asked his friends and co-workers to contribute.Butitwasimpossibleforhimtocollect100pesos.Hewashappythatat least 70 pesos were collected. So he put the money in an envelope and signed it as “God” and asked the postman to deliverit to Rancho's house. When the postman arrived at Rancho's house and delivered the letter to him, Rancho was exhilarated beyond means. And he kept repeating Thank you God! Thank you God!I knew you wouldn't let me down. Rancho had very strong faith in God. He was not surprised when he opened the envelope. But as he was counting the money he became very angry . God couldn't have made mistake in sending the money. So he took out paper and wrote to God again. Then he placed a stamp on it and put it in the mailbox. When the postman took the letter out, he immediately took it to the postmaster. The Postmaster quickly opened the letter and everyone in the post office gathered around him wanting to know what Rancho wrote to God. Rancho Lucas The Violet Hill Argentina th 20 May 1999 Dear God I am really grateful to you for sending the money.I knew you wouldn't let my family go hungry. Of the money you send me I only received 70 pesos. Please send me the rest. I really need the money. But, this time please, God don't send it through the mail,because the people working here in this post office are all a bunch of thieves.