[Ohio-Communities-of-Faith] FW: Never Judge Another too Fast

Sun Sep 19 17:57:00 UTC 2021

From: Larry Perry [mailto:larryperry at performancepress.ccsend.com] On Behalf Of Larry Perry
Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2021 12:10 PM
To: mmoore11 at kent.edu
Subject: EXT: Never Judge Another too Fast

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Letter from Larry

Sunday

September 19, 2021

Good Sunday Afternoon Everyone:

We all say things sometimes that we really don't mean and sometimes it 

hurts others. Today's story is about a similar situation where a person 

was judged too fast. Read and think about this all day today.

           Never Judge Another Too Fast 

'Some people!' snorted a man standing behind me in the long line at the

grocery store.

 'You would think the manager would pay attention and open another 

line' said a woman. I looked to the Front of the line to see what the hold 

up was and saw a well dressed, young woman, trying to get the machine

to accept her credit card. No matter how many times she swiped it, 

the machine kept rejecting it.

It's one of them welfare card things. Those people need to get a job like 

everyone else,' said the man standing behind me. The young woman turned 

around to see who had made the comment.  'It was me,' he said, pointing 

to himself.

The young lady's face began to change expression. Almost in tears, she 

dropped the welfare card onto the counter and quickly walked out of the 

store. Everyone in the checkout line watched as she began running to her

car. Never looking back, she got in and drove away.

After developing cancer in 1977 and having had to use food stamps; I

had learned never to judge anyone, without knowing the circumstances

of their life. This turned out to be the case today.

Several minutes later, a young man walked into the store. He went up to

the cashier and asked if she had seen the woman. After describing her, 

the cashier told him that she had run out of the store, got into her car, 

and drove away.

'Why would she do that?' asked the man. Everyone in the line looked

around at the fellow who had made the Statement.  

 'I made a stupid comment about the welfare card she was using. 

 Something I shouldn't have said. I'm sorry,' said the man.

'Well,  that's bad, real bad, in fact.  Her brother was killed in Afghanistan

two years ago. He had three young children and she has taken on that

responsibility. She's twenty years old, single, and now has three children

to support,' he said in a very firm voice.

'I'm really truly sorry. I didn't know,' he replied,shaking both his hands

about.

The young man asked, 'Are these paid for?' pointing to the shopping cart

full of groceries.

 'It wouldn't take her card,' the clerk told him.

Do you know where she lives?' asked the man who had made the comment.

Yes, she goes to our church.'

'Excuse me,' he said as he made his way to the front of the line. He pulled 

out his wallet, took out his credit card and told the cashier, 'Please use 

my card. PLEASE!' The clerk took his credit card and began to ring up

the young woman's groceries.

Hold on, said the gentleman. He walked back to his shopping cart and 

began loading his own groceries onto the belt to be included. 'Come 

on people. We got three kids to help raise!' he told everyone in line.

Everyone began to place their groceries onto the fast moving belt. A

few customers began bagging the food and placing it into separate

carts. 'Go back and get two big turkeys,' yelled a heavyset woman, 

as she looked at the man. 'NO,' yelled the man. Everyone stopped

dead in their tracks. The entire store became quiet for several 

seconds. 'Four turkeys,' yelled the man. Everyone began laughing 

and went back to work.

When all was said and done, the man paid a total of $1,646.57 for the

groceries. He then walked over to the side,  pulled out his check book,

and began writing a check using the bags of dog food piled near the

front of the store for a writing surface. He turned around and handed

the check to the young man.

'She will need a freezer and a few other things as well,' he told the man.

The young man looked at the check and said, 'This is really very generous

of you..' 

'No.', said the man. 'Her brother was the generous one.'

Everyone in the store had been observing the odd

commotion and began to clap.  And I drove home that day feeling very

American.

We live in the Land of the free, because of the

Brave!!! Remember our Troops of Yesterday and Today!!! 

A  great example of why we should be kind and patient.

Kindness is the language the blind can see and the

deaf can hear.

May God's many blessings continue

    to be with you  -  ALWAYS.

Much love.

Larry 

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