Should You
Posted by: bigguyhereagain <bigguyhereagain@...>
is the distance between your knees and the floor.
The one who kneels to the Lord can stand up to anything.
just remember the homeless family
who has no bed to lie in.
Should you have a bad day at work,
think of the man who has been out of work
for the last three months.
Should you despair over a relationship gone bad,
think of the person who has never known what it's like
to love and be loved in return.
Should you grieve the passing of another weekend,
think of the woman in dire straits, working twelve hours a day,
seven days a week, for $15 a day, just to feed her family.
Should your car break down,
leaving you miles away from assistance,
think of the paraplegic who would love
the opportunity to take that walk.
Should you notice a new gray hair in the mirror,
think of the cancer patient in chemo
who wishes she had hair to examine.
Should you find yourself the victim of other people's bitterness,
ignorance, smallness or insecurities, remember,
Carolina on I-95 when a brown sedan merged onto the highway.
It weaved back and forth between lanes, causing the driver
of the truck to shift into a lower gear. At first he thought
the driver was drunk, but when he came closer, the trucker
saw an old man shaking uncontrollably behind the wheel.
He noticed a Citizen's Band aerial whipping to and fro as the
car jerked between lanes, so he called on the radio: "You
in the brown Chevy, if you can hear me, pull over. Pull
off the road!"
Amazingly, he did! The trucker pulled up behind the car and
climbed from his cab. The elderly man staggered from his
auto and fell into the trucker's arms. He poured out a story
of months of fear and pain that accompanied the illness of
his only daughter.
Now he was returning from the hospital where it was decided
that she would cease any further treatment. In the hospital
he remained "strong" and stoic for his daughter, but out
on the road he fell apart.
The two men talked for the good part of an hour. The father
eventually decided to share his pain with his daughter and
said he felt good enough to drive home. The men embraced
and the trucker followed him for 50 miles. As they drove
along, the two talked together on the radio.
The older man finally acknowledged that his exit was ahead
and thanked his new friend again for the help. The trucker
asked if he could make it home all right and, suddenly, a
third voice broke in on the conversation: "Breaker 19, don't
worry, good buddy. Go your way. I'll see him home!"
Glancing in his rearview mirror, he saw a livestock truck move
into the exit lane behind the brown sedan.
There are good people the world over. Some may be strangers
to you, some as close as your own family. It helps to know
that the world is full of people who will gladly give that
caring touch, a needed warm embrace or a patient and listening
ear. They are like angels who lift us to our feet when our
wings have trouble remembering how to fly. Look around,
for they are everywhere. And quite likely, you will even spot
one in the mirror!
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