Oh, this is a good one, and thanks.
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From: "Sugar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2008 8:33 AM
Subject: [RecipesAndMore] Re: Never Judge
>
> This is a good one sis. thanks
> Syl
>
> Sugar Says:
> People are like stained glass windows: They sparkle and shine when the
> sun
> is out,
> But when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there
> is a light shining from within.
>
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> Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2008 6:28 AM
> Subject: [RecipesAndMore] Never Judge
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>>
>>
>> Never Judge
>>
>> "Some people!" snorted a man standing behind me in the long line at the
>> grocery store.
>> "You would think the manager would pay attention and open another line,"
>> said a woman.
>> I looked to the front of the line to see what the hold-up was and saw a
>> well
>> dressed, young woman, trying to get the machine to accept her credit
>> card.
>> No matter how many times she swiped it, the machine kept rejecting it.
>> "It's one of them welfare card things. Darn people need to get a job like
>> everyone else," said the man, standing behind me.
>> The young woman turned around to see who had made the comment.
>> "It was me," he said, pointing to himself.
>> The young lady's face began to change expression. Almost in tears, she
>> dropped the welfare card onto the counter and quickly walked out of the
>> store. Everyone in the checkout line watched, as she began running to Her
>> car. Never looking back, she got in and drove away.
>> After developing cancer in 1977 and having had to use Food stamps, I
>> learned
>> never to judge anyone, without knowing the circumstances of their life.
>> This
>> turned out to be the case today.
>> Several minutes later, a young man walked into the store. He went up to
>> the
>> cashier and asked if she had seen the woman. After he described her, the
>> cashier told him that she had run out of the store, gotten into her car,
>> and
>> drove away.
>> "Why would she do that?" asked the man.
>> Everyone in the line looked around at the fellow who had made the
>> statement
>> that upset the young woman so.
>> "I made a stupid comment about the welfare card she was using. Something
>> I
>> shouldn't have said. I'm sorry," said the man.
>> "Well, that's bad, real bad, in fact. Her brother was killed in
>> Afghanistan
>> two years ago. He had three young children, and she has taken on that
>> responsibility. She's twenty years old, single, and now has three
>> children
>> to support," he said in a very firm voice.
>> "I'm really truly sorry. I didn't know," he replied, shaking his head and
>> both his hands about.
>> The young man asked, "Are these paid for?" pointing to the shopping cart
>> full of groceries.
>> "The machine wouldn't take her card," the clerk told him.
>> "Do you know where she lives?" asked the man who had made the comment.
>> "Yes, she goes to our church," answered the young man.
>> "Excuse me," said the older man, as he made his way to the front of the
>> line. He pulled out his wallet, took out his credit card and told the
>> cashier, "Please use my card. PLEASE!"
>> The clerk took his credit card and began to ring up the young woman's
>> groceries.
>> "Hold on," said the gentleman. He walked back to his shopping cart and
>> began
>> loading his own groceries onto the belt to be included. "Come on people,
>> we've got three kids to help raise!" he said to everyone in line.
>> Everyone began to place their groceries onto the fast-moving belt. A few
>> customers began bagging the food and placing it into separate carts.
>> "Go back and get two big turkeys," yelled a woman, as she looked at the
>> man.
>> "NO" yelled the man. Everyone stopped dead in their tracks. The entire
>> store
>> became quiet for several seconds. "Four turkeys!" yelled the man.
>> Everyone
>> began laughing and went back to work.
>> When all was said and done, the man paid a total of $1,646.57 for the
>> groceries. He then walked over to the side, pulled out his check book,
>> and
>> began writing a check using the bags of dog food piled near the front of
>> the
>> store for a writing surface. He turned around and handed the check to the
>> young man.
>> "She will need a freezer and a few other things as well," he told the
>> man.
>> The young man looked at the check and said, "This is really very generous
>> of
>> you."
>> "No," said the man. "Her brother was the generous one."
>> Everyone in the store had been observing the odd commotion and began to
>> clap. And I drove home that day feeling very American. We live in the
>> Land
>> of the free, because of the Brave! Remember our Troops of Yesterday and
>> Today!
>> This was a great example of why we should be kind and patient.
>> Kindness is the language the blind can see and the deaf can hear.
>> Author Unknown
>>
>>
>> >
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