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One day, a poor boy who was selling
goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found
he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He
decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However,
he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door.
Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She
thought he looked hungry so brought him a large glass of
milk. He drank it so slowly, and then asked, How much do I
owe you?"
You don't owe me anything, " she replied.
"Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness."
He said ... "Then I thank you from my heart."
As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt
stronger physically, but his faith in God and man was strong
also. He had been ready to give up and quit.
Many
year's later that same young woman became critically ill.
The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the
big city, where they called in specialists to study her rare
disease.
Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the
consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came
from, a strange light filled his eyes.
Immediately
he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room.
Dressed in his doctor's gown he went in to see her.
He recognized her at once.
He went back to the
consultation room determined to do his best to save her
life. From that day he gave special attention to her case.
After a long struggle, the battle was won.
Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the
final bill to him for approval. He looked at it, then wrote
something on the edge and the bill was sent to her room. She
feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest
of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked, and
something caught her attention on the side of the bill. She
read these words ...
"Paid in full with one glass of
milk"
(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly.
Tears of
joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed: "Thank You,
God, that Your love has spread broad through human
hearts and hands."
There's a saying which goes
something like this: Bread cast on the waters comes back to
you. The good deed you do today may benefit you or someone
you love at the least expected time. If you never see
the deed again at least you will have made the world a
better place - And, after all, isn't that what life is all
about?
Now you have two choices.
1. You can
send this page on and spread a positive message.
2.
Or ignore it and pretend it never touched your
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