To: K-list
Recieved: 2001/03/13 02:36
Subject: Re: [K-list] good to share
From: v
On 2001/03/13 02:36, v posted thus to the K-list:
I have read this story several times before - like maybe an "urban legend'?
But, irregardless, I am not much impressed with someone who plasters all
over the internet what a "good and holy" person she has been.
While it was nice of her to smile at the pungent homeless man, and buy him
and his friend extra "breakfast meals" - I question that (a) all eyes in the
place were on her, waiting for her to decide what to do, and - (b) that she
could not do this one very simple good deed in the silence and the closet,
without describing it with pride so that she might be recognized and praised
by other people. Obviously she did this deed for recognition and ego - and
not just to glorify creation.
I find it as such, a very *sad* story.
vc
Wim Borsboom wrote:
> > > 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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