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A thankful homeless person

It's gotta be really hard to be homeless and have to constantly ask for money or food all day long, only to have people reject you all the time. That's one of the hardest things in life, when people reject you so much to the point that you basically don't even exist. I can see how some homeless people can be really bitter. It's hard.

But on Valentines Day, I encountered a delightful woman. I ordered a quick egg McMuffin at McDonalds by the Chicago Trump Tower (yes, i know many roll their eyes at McDonalds and their ways, but anyhow) and the cashier gave me this valentines day coupon for one free sweet tea. (It' a new drink they are promoting). I was so pleasantly happy to get this valentines day coupon. For a FREE tea. I love tea! I love free things! And they are celebrating valentines day. It's just all very sweet.

I ate my mcmuffin, and was walking out of the McDonalds adoring my fancy new hologram stamped coupon for a free tea. It just made me really happy. But i'm not writing about the coupon. Instead, I'm writing about this homeless woman sitting in Wrigley Building Plaza. (Y'know that space between the two buildings). At first I just walked by her, cuz i was too busy looking at my coupon. But I realized that this is sweet tea. Who wouldn't enjoy a nice sweet tea? I went over to her and asked, "Would you like a free sweet tea?" And she just broke out this big smile, "Why yes! Yes I would! Thank you!"¯ And she just had this big smile on her face like it was so neat.

It made me so happy to share something that made me really happy. And I was also happy that someone would be so humble to be willing and happy to receive a gift from someone else. So thank you to this woman with her joyous thanks and heart on valentines day.


Posted by: spudart on Feb 18, 08 | 5:00 am  |   [2345] Hits  |   permalink

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That was so sweet. I bet you made her day.

What I don't get is what is that funky symbol that keeps popping up in the apostrophe place?

Posted by: Eliana on Feb 18, 08 | 7:14 am


So sweet indeed!

Posted by: Tom on Feb 18, 08 | 10:04 am


Actually, after writing that entry, I wanted to add an amendum that I would hope that I would still get the same amount of happiness even if the person didn’t accept my offering wholeheartedly.

Often we expect people to accept our offerings… any offering. But when I think of how we can get disappointed with what we are SOOOO graciously given… e.g. Let’s say I get an iPod. Then a couple months later, I’m all like, “Man! This iPod SUCKS! It doesn’t get any battery life AT ALL.” Well, crap now. Y’know? We too can also be not very thankful for the things given unto us, so I wouldn’t expect that of someone else. I just aspire to a te eny tiny fraction close to the gracious love that God gives to us so steadfastly, because he does it for us ALL the time. And that’s just amazing. :-)

Posted by: spudart on Feb 18, 08 | 10:31 am


That was really sweet. And it was Valentine's Day. That made it more special.

Posted by: gina on Feb 19, 08 | 1:50 am


awww that is so sweet. You did a good thing. I bet that woman did enjoy her tea very much. What a nice way to spend valentine's day.

Posted by: Alicia on Feb 19, 08 | 2:04 am


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