[sageofages]

Originally posted by Attractive#7
I was in the library actually doing some work for once this semester. I realized I was hungry so I got up and went to Krystals. I didn't feel like coming right back so I parked and started eating. I was down to my last Krystal chick when I noticed a homeless person approaching. She looked like a man in an over sized plaid hooded shirt, some shorts, and some dusty shoes. She asked for a quarter so she could get a sandwhich. I was like I dont have a quarter and she asked for a dollar. I gave her the dollar and she asked me if I could give her a sandwhich. I was halfway finished with the last sandwhich so I told her I didn't have any more. She said that she couldn't get anything to eat cuz she didn't have enough money and that she couldn't afford a drink so if she got a cup could she have some drink. I told her yeah. She came back with a dirty cup from the ground and I gave her almost all of my drink. She walked off and started drinking it so quickly, it sounded like a dog slurping. By this time I gave her about 3 more dollars. She walked to the drive thru window and placed an order. I walked up to her and gave her the rest of my onion rings. She saw my trash bag and asked if I had some more chicken. I told her no and she pointed and was like yes you do. I looked at the bag and it was half of an eaten onion ring. She asked if she could have it. I gave it to her and she took her bag with her food in it and walked off. She was going thru my trash looking for scraps. I was on the verge of tears, thinking about how I thought I was hungry, but I wasn't hungry...she was hungry. I thought about how I don't want to do my school work...some people would kill to be able to do school work. I thought about how I don't want to clean my room...how many people don't have a room to clean...

I thank God that I experienced that tonight, it made me count my blessings.

The bigger lesson is now what are you going to do with this experience....beyond just counting your blessings. That is what I tell my children when they encounter a lesson in life.

In this case, donations to a food bank, homeless shelter, or something similar Even something that simple makes the lesson a lifelong experience.