Something To Brighten Your Day

hothone

What a tear jerker!

>I really believe it's the little kindnesses we do each day that can make a
>difference.
>Vicki
>
>
>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 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.
>
>Years later that 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 the 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 abroad through human hearts and hands."
>
>
>Now you have two choices.
>
>You can send this page on and spread a positive message.
>Or ignore it and pretend it never touched your heart.
>
>God bless you!

miccit

That was so beautiful. Thank you for sharing it.