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Recieved: 2001/03/12 12:03
Subject: [K-list] good to share
From: Wim Borsboom
On 2001/03/12 12:03, Wim Borsboom posted thus to the K-list:
> > I am a mother of three (ages 14,12, and 3) and
> >
> > have recently completed my college degree.
> >
> > The teacher was absolutely inspiring with the
> >
> > been graced with. Her last project of the term
> >
> > was called "Smile."
> >
> > The class was asked to go out and smile at
> >
> > three people and document their reactions. I
> >
> > am a very friendly person and always smile
> >
> > at everyone and say hello anyway. So I thought
> >
> > this would be a piece of cake, literally.
> >
> > My husband, youngest son, and I went out to
> >
> > McDonald's one crisp March morning, It was
> >
> > just our way of sharing special play time with
> >
> > our son.
> >
> > We were standing in line, waiting to be served,
> >
> > when all of a sudden everyone around us began
> >
> > to back away, and then even my husband did.
> >
> > I did not move an inch... an overwhelming
> >
> > feeling of panic welled up inside of me as I
> >
> > turned to see why they had moved.
> >
> > As I turned around I smelled a horrible "dirty
> >
> > body" smell, and there standing behind me
> >
> > were two poor homeless men. As I looked
> >
> > down at the short gentlemen, close to me,
> >
> > he was "smiling". His beautiful sky blue eyes
> >
> > were full of God's Light as he searched for
> >
> > acceptance. He said, "Good day" as he
> >
> > counted the few coins he had been clutching.
> >
> > The second man fumbled with his hands as
> >
> > he stood behind his friend. I realized the
> >
> > second man was mentally deficient and the
> >
> > blue eyed gentlemen was his salvation.
> >
> > I held my tears as I stood there with them.
> >
> > The young lady at the counter asked him
> >
> > what they wanted. He said, "Coffee is all
> >
> > Miss" because that was all they could afford.
> >
> > (If they wanted to sit in the restaurant and
> >
> > warm up, they had to buy something. He just
> >
> > wanted to be warm).
> >
> > Then I really felt it - the compulsion was so
> >
> > great I almost reached out and embraced
> >
> > the little man with the blue eyes.
> >
> > That is when I notices all eyes in the
> >
> > restaurant
> >
> > were set on me, judging my every action. I
> >
> > smiled and asked the young lady behind the
> >
> > counter to give me two more breakfast meals
> >
> > on a separate tray. I then walked around the
> >
> > corner to the table that the men had chosen
> >
> > as a resting spot. I put the tray on the table
> >
> > and laid my hand on the blue eyed gentleman's
> >
> > cold hand. He looked up at me, with tears in
> >
> > his eyes, and said, "Thank you." I leaned
> >
> > over,
> >
> > began to pat his hand and said, "I did not do
> >
> > this for you. God is here working through me
> >
> > to give you hope."
> >
> > I started to cry as I walked away to join my
> >
> > husband and son. When I sat down my
> >
> > husband smiled at me and said, "That is why
> >
> > God gave you to me, Honey. To give me hope.
> >
> > We held hands for a moment and at that time
> >
> > we knew that only because of the Grace that we
> >
> > had been given, that we were able to give. We
> >
> > are not church goers, but we are believers.
> >
> > That day showed me the pure Light of God's
> >
> > sweet love.
> >
> > I returned to college, on the last evening of
> >
> > class with this story in hand. I turned in "my
> >
> > project" and the instructor read it. Then she
> >
> > looked up at me and said, "Can I share this?"
> >
> > I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the
> >
> > class. She began to read and that is when I
> >
> > knew that we as human beings and being part
> >
> > of God, share this need to heal people and be
> >
> > healed.
> >
> > In my own way I had touched the people at
> >
> > McDonald's, my husband, son, instructor, and
> >
> > every soul that shared the classroom on the
> >
> > last night I spent as a college student.
> >
> > I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I
> >
> > would ever learn:
> >
> > ....UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE...
> >
> > Much love and compassion is sent to each and
> >
> > every person who may read this and learn how
> >
> > TO LOVE PEOPLE AND USE THINGS not
> >
> > LOVE THINGS AND USE PEOPLE.
> >
> > If you think this story has touched you in any
> >
> > way, please send it to everyone you know.
> >
> > There is an Angel sent to watch over you. In
> >
> > order for he/she to work, you must pass this
> >
> > story on to the people you want watched over.
> >
> > An Angel wrote: Many people will walk in and
> >
> > out of your life, but only true friends will
> >
> > leave footprints in your heart.
> >
> > "Do not proclaim everything you know,
> >
> > But only that which should be proclaimed.
> >
> > That which you do not know, do not affirm or deny;
> >
> > Best of all - inquire: then thou will be discreet."
> >
> > Ilarion Pobirokhin
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