Yesterday my heart was touched as I looked into the most beautiful light blue eyes of the homeless man as I handed him the other half of my still hot personal pan pizza. He was standing on a very busy corner not far from my home. His face and eyes haunted me all afternoon. Today I went shopping in the same area and he was once again on the same corner, after shopping I stopped at McDonald's and purchased him a meal and coffee. Pulling into the nearby parking lot I took my bag of food and walked to the corner to meet him. I told him I had shared my pizza with him and he remembered. He only had on one glove, I asked him about the missing glove and it was the only one he had. I told him I was going in the drug store to buy him some gloves. One of the clerks gave me some change to put on the purchase and suggested a thin pair to be used inside the leather gloved I picked out. On the way out I decided to buy him two Reese's peanut butter bars and a Twix bar. I once again walked to the corner with my little bag of purchases and he was so grateful for the gloves. Showing me that he had eaten half of the large hamburger he said he was going to share one of his coffee's with another homeless that was down a little further. I wished him a Merry Christmas and we said God Bless you as I walked back to my car.
I told him he had the most beautiful blue eyes, he shared that he had inherited then from his father who had passed on. I asked him his first name and he said it was Don. My first thought was that was my ex-husband's name (now deceased) and thought he even resembled him except for the eyes.
As I drove out of the parking lot he was vigorously waving to me.
They may be homeless but they are not nameless, they have a heart and soul. I don't know what caused him to be homeless, his story is probably similar to many others. I will remember him this Christmas season and for the blessing I received when I touched his gloveless and cold hand . As I left he extended his gloved hand and I shook his hand and looked him in the eyes. There we were two strangers on a very busy street corner saying goodby to one another.
1 comment:
Very heart touching post Kathy. I really enjoyed reading it. This kind of action brings peace on earth. I am so proud of you!
Less important, but important, this piece was well written. Your writing is improving. You are creating a style and getting a better sense of how to break the story down into sections with correct grammar.
Over all...you are awesome!!!
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