Bobbiedove
10-26-2001, 09:10 AM
Not sure what post to put this in....
This morning I received a e-mail from a friend ...you know one of those pass it on and I was about to delite it when I decided to read it...so glad I did.....maybe alot of you have received it but I just wanted to share...it sure did touch my heart this morning....
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 reaction.I am a friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello...anyway I thought this would be a piece of cake, literally...
Soon after we were assigned the project, my husband,youngest son and I went to McDonald's one crisp 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 begun 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 beside of me were two poor homeless men. As I looked down at the short gentlemen close to me, he was "smiling".His beautiful 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 relized 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 notice 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 2 more breakfast meals on a separate tray. I then walked around the corner to the table that the man 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 set 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 Grace that we had been given were we able to give.We are not churchgoers,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 the 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 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,my son, the 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. The lady this happen to is Gloria L. McCalister.
Hope that you enjoyed this.....
Love,Bobbie
This morning I received a e-mail from a friend ...you know one of those pass it on and I was about to delite it when I decided to read it...so glad I did.....maybe alot of you have received it but I just wanted to share...it sure did touch my heart this morning....
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 reaction.I am a friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello...anyway I thought this would be a piece of cake, literally...
Soon after we were assigned the project, my husband,youngest son and I went to McDonald's one crisp 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 begun 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 beside of me were two poor homeless men. As I looked down at the short gentlemen close to me, he was "smiling".His beautiful 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 relized 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 notice 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 2 more breakfast meals on a separate tray. I then walked around the corner to the table that the man 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 set 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 Grace that we had been given were we able to give.We are not churchgoers,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 the 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 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,my son, the 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. The lady this happen to is Gloria L. McCalister.
Hope that you enjoyed this.....
Love,Bobbie