There was a poor boy named Kevin who worked as a traveling products seller at homes in addition to his studies, so that he could complete the necessary expenses to finish his studies. Once, while this little boy was wandering between one house and another, he felt extreme hunger and could no longer take one more step.
He thought about knocking on the first door he passed and asking its owners for food. Indeed, the boy headed shyly and knocked on the door. A beautiful girl opened it for him. After a little hesitation, he asked her for a cup of water despite his extreme hunger. The little girl noticed his condition and saw hunger in his eyes.
She entered the house and returned to him with a large glass of milk in her hand. The child extended his hand and took the glass from her hand, continuing to drink very slowly until he felt full. After the boy Kevin was satisfied, he asked her about the price of the milk and how much he owed her?
The little girl smiled gently and said to her: It has no price. I will not accept that you pay me for your thirst. The boy thanked her from the bottom of his heart and departed to complete his work again.
Years passed and the girl became severely ill. Her condition was classified as one of the rarest neurological conditions that a person can be exposed to. Her condition was extremely complex and puzzled expert doctors who could not treat her. She was transferred to a large hospital in the capital to study her condition and try to find appropriate treatment.
At that large hospital, an experienced specialist was called to review the girl’s condition. He was called Dr. Kevin Steve, the same little boy who used to sell products at the doors of houses so he could complete his studies.
When the doctor saw the sick girl, he knew her well. She was the girl who had pity on him in childhood and gave him a glass of milk without payment. The doctor began examining the young girl and conducting studies about her condition until he was able to reach the appropriate treatment method and actually implemented it.
The girl’s condition improved and she began to recover, but all that occupied her time was how she could pay the huge hospital bill. But what happened was that Dr. Kevin requested to transfer the hospital bill to him so he could pay it. After it reached him, he exempted her from payment and wrote a small note at the bottom of the bill then sent it to her.
When the girl received the bill, she was very afraid of the amount required. But she was surprised by her exemption from paying it. To be sure, she looked closely at it and began crying from extreme happiness. There was a message for her at the bottom of the bill saying: You are not required to pay anything, for the bill has been paid since years ago with a glass of milk.
The story is from Indian literature Translated from Glass of Milk