02-08-2002, 08:24 AM | #1 |
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>WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND
> > > >He almost didn't see the old lady, stranded on the side of the road. But > >even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So he pulled > > >up > >in front of her Mercedes and got out. His Pontiac was still sputtering >when > >he approached her. > > > >Even with the smile on his face, she was worried. No one had stopped to > > >help > >for the last hour or so. Was he going to hurt her? He didn't look safe, >he > >looked poor and hungry. He could see that she was frightened, standing >out > >there in the cold. He knew how she felt. > > > > > >It was that chill which only fear can put in you. He said, "I'm here to > > >help > >you ma'am. Why don't you wait in the car where it's warm? By the way, my > >name is Bryan." > > > >Well, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad > >enough. > >Bryan crawled under the car looking for a place to put the jack, skinning > >his knuckles a time or two. > > > >Soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands > >hurt. As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down the window >and > >began to talk to him. She told him that she was from St. Louis and was > > >only > >just passing through. > > > >She couldn't thank him enough for coming to her aid. Bryan just smiled >as > >he closed her trunk. She asked him how much she owed him. Any amount would > >have been all right with her. She already imagined all the awful things > >that could have happened had he not stopped. > > > >Bryan never thought twice about the money. This was not a job to him. >This > >was helping someone in need, and God knows there were plenty who had given > >him a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life that way, and it never > >occurred to him to act any other way. > > > >He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she > > >saw > >someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance they > >needed, and Bryan added, "...and think of me". > > > >He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a cold and > >depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home, disappearing into > >the twilight. > > > > > >A few miles down the road the lady saw a small cafe. She went in to grab >a > >bite to eat, and take the chill off before she made the last leg of her > > >trip > >home. It was a dingy looking restaurant. Outside were two old gas pumps. > >The whole scene was unfamiliar to her. The cash register was like the > >telephone of an out-of-work actor it didn't ring much. > > > >Her waitress came over and brought a clean towel to wipe her wet hair. >She > >had a sweet smile, one that even being on her feet for the whole day > >couldn't erase. > > > >The lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant, but she > >never let the strain and aches change her attitude. The old lady wondered > >how someone who had so little could be so giving to a stranger. > > > >Then she remembered Bryan. After the lady finished her meal, and the > >waitress went to get change for her hundred dollar bill, the lady slipped > >right out the door. > > > >She was gone by the time the waitress came back. The waitress wondered > > >where > >the lady could be, then she noticed something written on the napkin under > >which was four $100 bills. > > > >There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady wrote: "You don't > >owe me anything, I have been there too. Somebody once helped me out, the > >way I'm helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you > > >do: > >Do not let this chain of love end with you". > > > >Well, there were tables to clear, sugar bowls to fill, and people to serve, > >but the waitress made it through another day. That night when she got home > >from work and climbed into bed, she was thinking about the money and what > >the lady had written. > > > >How could the lady have known how much she and her husband needed it? > > > >With the baby due next month, it was going to be hard. She knew how > >worried > >her husband was, and as he lay sleeping next to her, she gave him a soft > >kiss and whispered soft and low, "Everything's gonna be all right; I love > >you, Bryan." > > > >There is an old saying "What goes around comes around". > > > >Today, I send you this story, and I'm asking you to pass it on... > > > > > >Let this light shine. > >Don't put it under a basket. > >Please pass this on to a friend
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02-08-2002, 08:42 AM | #2 |
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What a sweet story. I got tears. Thanks, Harkolliar.
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02-08-2002, 08:52 AM | #3 |
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Very, very good story. Thanks for sharing. [img]smile.gif[/img]
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02-08-2002, 12:16 PM | #4 |
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Thank you, I really needed that today. [img]graemlins/nibbles.gif[/img]
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02-09-2002, 06:39 PM | #5 |
Jack Burton
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Wow...thanks Harkoliar. [img]smile.gif[/img] This deserves a HUGE bump. [img]smile.gif[/img]
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02-09-2002, 07:29 PM | #6 |
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What a cool story! Thanks for posting. [img]smile.gif[/img]
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02-09-2002, 10:20 PM | #7 |
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Nice one [img]smile.gif[/img]
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02-10-2002, 01:15 AM | #8 |
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I seem to have read this before somewhere, but it never fails to warm my heart when I reread it [img]smile.gif[/img]
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02-10-2002, 03:44 AM | #9 |
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I have read this before, and it is a very good story. The only problem is those people who decide to abuse such stories, and turn them into chain mail... saying that ull be lucky for 5 years if you pass this on to 30 people when people do that to such a good story as this, it makes me very [img]graemlins/1pissed.gif[/img]
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02-10-2002, 10:41 PM | #10 |
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a quick bump for this uplifting story, which others should read.
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