I want to tell you a funny story that
makes a great point.
A man and
his wife were awakened at 3AM by a loud pounding on the door. The man got up to see what is up and he saw a
drunken stranger standing in the pouring rain,
“Not a
chance,” said the husband. It’s 3
o’clock in the morning.” With that he slammed
the door and returned to bed.
His wife
asked, “Who was that?”
“Just some
drunk guy asking for a push,” he answered.
“Well did
you help him?”
“No I did
not. It is 3 in the morning and it is
pouring rain out there.”
“Well, you
have a short memory,” she said. “Can’t
you remember about three months ago when we broke down and those two guys
helped us? I think you should help him,
and you should be ashamed of yourself.
God loves drunken people too.”
The
husband recognized the wisdom in his wife’s words, got up, got dressed and went
out into the pounding rain.
He called
out in the dark, “Hello. Are you still
here?”
“Yes” came
the answer.
“Do you
still need a push?”
“Yes,
please!” came the reply from the darkness.
“Where are
you?”
“Over here
on the swing set,” replied the drunk.
The end …
However, the moral of the story
stands. Sometimes we need to give a
friend, a neighbor or co-worker a push.
A “push” in this context – well, it is nothing
more than a word of encouragement.
Perhaps it is a bit of advice to set one on a better track for his/her
life. Sometimes it is a lesson that one
learns to benefit their life for the rest of their life.
It is encouragement. ENCOURAGEMENT.
We all need it.
We all crave it.
So, let’s give it – in bushels and buckets
Now this is the end.
P Michael Biggs
Offering
Hope
Encouragement
Inspiration
One Word
at a Time
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