tkt8763-01: Fwd: (Fwd) Fw: Something to think about!!!

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>>>freeaneagle@hitter.net <freeaneagle@hitter.net> Date: Friday, July 30,
>>>1999 1:51 AM Subject: (no subject)
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>>> >
>>> >    UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE
>>> >
>>> >        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 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 McDonalds, one crisp March morning. It was just our way of 
>>>sharing
>>> >special play time with our son.  We were standing n 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, 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 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. . . to 
>>>sit
>>> >in the restaurant and warm up, they had to buy something...they 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 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 McDonalds, 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
>>> >        reads
>>> >this.
>>> >
>>> >    LOVE PEOPLE AND USE THINGS - NOT LOVE THINGS AND USE
>>> > PEOPLE. UTILIZE THE POWER OF LOVE, NOT THE LOVE OF POWER.
>>> >
>>> >    If this story has touched you in any way, please send this to
>>> >    everyone
>>> >you know.
>>> >
>>> >     God bless, keep and enlighten you...it is in the giving, that we
>>>receive!
>>> >
>>>
>>>
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