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| Norma J Ogle juneokc3 | NO | Sat, 27 Mar 2004 00:05:11 -0600 |
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NOW HEAR THIS!
One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his
way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was
hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However,
he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of
a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so
brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked,
How much do I owe you?" You don't owe me anything," she replied.
"Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness." He said.....
"Then I thank you from my heart."
As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically,
but his faith in God and man was strong also. He had been ready to give
up and quit.
Many years later that same young woman became critically ill. The local
doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they
called in specialists to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly was
called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she
came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately he rose and went
down the hall of the hospital to her room. Dressed in his doctor's gown
he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the
consultation room determined to do his best to save her life. From that
day he gave special attention to her case. After a long struggle, the
battle was won. Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the
final bill to him for approval. He looked at it, then wrote something on
the edge and the bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it, for
she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all.
Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side of
the bill. She read these words..... "Paid in full with one glass of
milk" (Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly. Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her
happy heart prayed: "Thank You, God, that Your love has spread broad
through human hearts and hands." There's a saying which goes something
like this: Bread cast on the waters comes back to you. The good deed you
do today may benefit you or someone you love at the least expected time.
If you never see the deed again at least you will have made the world a
better place - And, after all, isn't that what life is all about?
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