This was forwarded to me by a friend. I liked the koan nature of the story. Lots of simple messages there. I am sorry, my forte is not analyzing these things. Hurts my head.
--- In [email protected], "rudra_joe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The twinkies and root beer thing is somewhat country, but I think you have something, maybe look into it and develop the theme a bit, for us the stupid reader. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: jim_flanegin > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 1:23 PM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Fwd: Twinkies and Root Beer > > > > A little boy wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where > God lived, so he packed his suitcase with Twinkies and a six- pack of > Root Beer and he started his journey. > > When he had gone about three blocks, he met an elderly man. The man > was sitting in the park just feeding some pigeons. > > The boy sat down next to him and opened his suitcase. He was about > to take a drink from his root beer when he noticed that the man > looked hungry, so he offered him a Twinkie. > > The man gratefully accepted it and smiled at boy. His smile was so > pleasant that the boy wanted to see it again, so he offered him a > root beer. > > Again, the man smiled at him. The boy was delighted! They sat there > all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a word. > > As it grew dark, the boy realized how tired he was and he got up to > leave, but before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned > around, ran back to the man, and gave him a hug. The man gave him > his biggest smile ever. > > When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later, > his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face. She asked > him, "What did you do today that made you so happy? > > "He replied, "I had lunch with God." But before his mother could > respond, he added, "You know what? God's got the most beautiful > smile I've ever seen!" > > Meanwhile, the elderly man, also radiant with joy, returned to his > home. His son was stunned by the look of peace on his face and he > asked, "Dad, what did you do today that made you so happy?" > > He replied, "I ate Twinkies in the park with God." However, before > his son responded, he added," You know, he's much younger than I > expected." > > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- > Yahoo! Groups Links > > a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > > b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
