“Excuse me, miss can you help me please? I'm hungry.”
As I turned around to my left there was an elderly
woman nicely snug in her coat on this cold rainy day. I looked at her in the
eyes then I could see that she really needed help. She kept telling me that she
was collecting cans and bottles so she can make some extra money by recycling
them and she had gotten carried away with time. Now she was hungry and didn't
have money to spare. So, she asked for a pão de queijo (cheese bread) and a
coxinha (fried dumpling stuffed with chicken).
“Certainly ma'am. No one deserves to be hungry. Let's
go into the convenience store and I will buy it for you.”
“Is it OK if I come inside with you?”
“Certainly, why wouldn't it be?”
“Well, I had already asked the attendant if she could
give me these two savory snacks because I was hungry, and she said that she
couldn't. I also asked that old man in the corner and he said he didn't have
any money.”
“Well, if the attendant gave you the savory snacks,
she would have to deducted it from her paycheck and we don't know what kind of
life she lives. Perhaps she needs every dime she makes and can't afford to have
any discounted. Same thing goes for the older man. He must make a pension just
like you and count his pennies to make ends meet at the end of the month. You, however,
go out and collect recyclable bottles and cans. I'm sure that if these two
people could help you, they would.”
“Yes, that's true, but I knew that by coming here I
would be helped.”
“As a matter of fact I wasn't going to stop at this
gas station. I was struggling with the idea of having my windshield wipers
changed. You see, they were changed yesterday, but due to the rain I have been
suffering to try and see. I was going to stop at the next gas station, but my
instincts told me to stop here.”
“I believe that was God. He sent you an Angel to help
me.”
“I do believe
that God works in mysterious ways. But you know my father taught me that we
should never negate food to those who are hungry. If you had asked me for money,
we wouldn't be having this conversation. No one deserves to be hungry.”
They said their goodbyes. “God bless you, young lady!”
Written: June 15, 2023 (True story)
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