wil and i were sharing meals on sunday, and we received a lesson in “meal logistics”.
a man was telling us about how he finds aluminum cans, then cashes them in on a certain day, in order to buy the special two-piece dinner the next day for $1.99. he said he’d get just about enough from the cans for that meal.
he also mentioned another way (i forgot how) that he was able to get about $7, and then he went to the dollar store, and bought 2 generic cans of ‘spam’ for a dollar each, then some saltines, and then a couple dollars worth of bananas from the grocery store.
he took a couple of our lunches, and a couple more for his buddies, and thanked us, and said that they really did help him through the week.
(in the middle of the conversation, i was again maddened by the fact that he suspected that he was ripped off at the recycling place) (see previous blog “aluminum” from 8-8-08)
the conversation just made me realize how much i take for granted. i ate at mickeyD’s TWICE yesterday!
also, i never thought about someone in the U.S. living on $2 a day! i know people in the poor countries do, but, sunday, there i was, face to face, with someone who had to plan out how to get a small meal here and there….. wow….
“what would you do for a klondike bar?” probably just shell out a couple dollars without even thinking…
we’re so blessed.
eh
What about those tvs and digital phones, and comfy furniture? Blessed is’nt the word. Greed is.
Take it to the next level my friend. Give up the worldliness and give back to creation. God demands it. You are a steward, not a king.