Dr .Teddy.

One day, a school teacher, Mrs. Thompson, entered the classroom smiling as usual. As soon as she looked at the children in the class, a fake smile came on her face. She used to tell the children every day:

“I love you all very much.”

But deep down, she knew that this was not entirely true.

Because there was one child she did not really love — Teddy Stoddard.

Teddy was a thin, quiet boy. He always came in dirty, unironed clothes, his hair was often messy, and his face was sad.

He did not play with others, nor did he talk.

He often sat quietly in class or lost in thought.

To Ustani, he was a "disturbing" child — a student she wanted to get rid of.

Whenever she checked Teddy's copies, she would mark them with big "wrong" marks with a red pen.

Teddy's copies were often sloppy, the writing was scattered, and the answers to the questions were often blank.

To Mrs. Thompson, he was a failure — with no sparkle, no hope.

One day, the school administration asked the teachers to look at old records to learn about the children's educational history.

Mrs. Thompson also opened Teddy's file under compulsion —

But what she was about to read shook her spirit.

The first-grade teacher had written:

"Teddy is a bright and talented child, who does everything with joy and interest."

The second grade teacher wrote:

"Teddy is a good student, but his mother is very sick. He is sometimes sad."

The third grader wrote:

"Teddy's mother has passed away. This is a great shock to him.

He tries his best, but his father does not pay attention to him.

If he does not receive love and care, this child may break down."

The fourth grader wrote:

"Teddy has become quiet.

He does not care about studies, often falls asleep.

He needs someone who understands him."

After reading all this, Mrs. Thompson's hands began to shake.

Tears began to flow from her eyes.

She thought, "What have I done to this child?

I never gave him a chance."

A few days later, there was a birthday party at school.

All the children brought gifts wrapped in beautiful paper.

Only Teddy's gift was wrapped in old, worn paper.

When Mrs. Thompson opened it, there was a torn necklace and an old perfume inside.

The whole class started laughing.

But Ustani immediately put on the necklace and applied the perfume to her wrist.

Then she smiled and looked at Teddy and said:

“This is a beautiful gift, thank you, Teddy!”

That day, Teddy stopped for the first time since school ended.

She said softly:

“You smell exactly like my mother today.”

Hearing these words, Mrs. Thompson’s restraint broke.

She sat in the classroom and started crying.

She realized that she was feeling the emptiness of a mother in the heart of a child —

and this was the child she had been ignoring until now.

After that day, everything changed.

Mrs. Thompson was determined to treat Teddy like a mother.

They began to give him extra time,

helped him with his studies, encouraged him,

and believed in him that he could be the best.

Gradually, Teddy began to open up.

He started smiling, talking,

and showed remarkable improvement in his studies.

By the end of the year,

Teddy was one of the most outstanding and intelligent children in the class.

At the end of the year, the teacher received a short letter from Teddy:

"You are the best teacher I have ever had."

Mrs. Thompson also wrote back:

"Teddy, you taught me to be a better teacher."

Many years passed.

Mrs. Thompson was old.

One day she received an envelope in the mail.

The envelope read:

"Welcome to Dr. Theodore Stoddard's wedding.

He wants you to be his mother."

Tears welled up in her eyes as she read this.

On the day of the ceremony, he wore the same old garland,

and applied the same perfume —

that a small, sad child had once given him in memory of his mother.

When Dr. Teddy saw his wife at the ceremony,

he jumped into her arms.

And said:

"Your love saved me."

Today, that same Teddy is one of the most famous doctors in the world —

Dr. Theodore Stoddard,

the founder of the Stoddard Cancer Center.