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Page 38 |
Breakfast
at McDonald's.....
This is a good story and is true,
please read it all the way through
until the end!
I am a mother of three (ages 14, 12,
3) and have recently completed my
college degree. The last class I had
to take was! Sociology.
The teacher was absolutely inspiring
with the qualities that I wish every
human being had 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.
Soon after we were assigned the
project, my husband, youngest son,
and I went out to McDonald's one
crisp March morning. It was just our
way of sharing special playtime 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 gentleman,
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 challenged and the
blue-eyed gentleman 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 noticed 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
were we 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 to 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.
There is an Angel sent to watch over
you.
An Angel wrote:
Many people will walk in and out of
your life, but only true friends
will leave footprints in your heart.
To handle yourself, use your head.
To handle others, use your heart.
God Gives every bird it's food, but
He does not throw it into its nest.
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