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The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, February 20, 2019, Page 9A
Be Good to One Another
Special to the Ledger
John Wallace
The other day I was
coming back from Al
bany and decided to stop
into a chicken joint and
get some dinner. Now I
had eaten here before,
when I worked in Alba
ny, but only
at lunch. The
lunch was
always great
and I had
no reason to
believe that
their dinners
would be any
different.
As I pulled
into the park
ing lot I saw
a bummy
looking guy sitting by
the lamp post eating
some chicken. Another
homeless looking guy
came around the corner
and they got into some
sort of conversation. I
had to maneuver around
them and I thought,
“Someone should do
something about these
people hanging around
here. It could drive away
business”.
I go inside and there
is man ordering food
and then I see another
outdoorsy looking fellow
standing at the end of
the counter. I hear him
ask the girl if she has
anything for him. She
gives him two pieces of
chicken and out the door
he goes. I’m thinking,
“I’m in the wrong line,
that line over there gives
John Wallace
you free food.” Then it’s
my turn and I ordered a
8 piece family chicken
dinner. For a family of
two. And yes, I paid for
it.
Just so you know, I am
not going to tell you the
name of this place and
you shall
soon find
out why.
And it has
nothing to
do with you
getting free
chicken.
And they
got them
some good
chicken.
I get my
order and
as I am leaving another
down and outer opens
the door and holds it
for me and then he goes
in. I’m thinking what is
with this place? All these
guys that obviously don’t
have a dime in their
pockets, going in and
getting handouts. Why
does the owner allow
this? Some people pay
good money to eat here.
And some people that
don’t have any money
get to eat here for free.
What kind of world is
this that this sort of thing
goes on?
And then it hit me.
This is how it is sup
posed to be. It’s in our
moral DNA. Those who
can should take care of
those who can’t. I know
some of you will say
they are just lazy people
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looking for a handout.
I have been there and,
sometimes bad things
happen to good people
and, hey, I pulled out
of my nosedive but not
everyone is so lucky. The
thing I remember most
from those days is ev
eryone is doing the best
they can. But sometimes
things don’t shake out the
way you think they will.
And you could use a
helping hand. If you have
never been down and out,
you have been blessed.
But have a little compas
sion for those who have
not.
Recently I read a story
about a man who was
walking with his father
when a deadbeat came
up and asked them for
money so he could eat.
The man refused to give
money to the deadbeat
but his father reached in
his pocket and gave the
guy a five dollar bill. Af
ter the deadbeat thanked
him and left, the man
said to his father, “You
know he will go and buy
wine with that money.”
The father said, “If he
said he needed money for
food and he spends that
money on wine, well,
that says a lot about his
character. But if he asked
me for help, and I could
have helped him, but I
choose not to.. .well, that
would say a lot about my
character.”
This whole episode
put me in mind of a few
verses from the Bible,
although I am sure there
is something similar in
all religious writings.
Like the Golden Rule.
Or when Jesus spoke of
being Righteous. “I was
hungry and you gave me
something to eat.” “That
which you do for the
least of my brothers and
sisters, you do for me.”
And finally, the reason
I will not put this busi
ness’s business on the
street is another reading
from the Bible. This one
says when you are giving
to the needy, don’t let
your left hand know what
your right hand is doing..
Don’t blow your own
trumpet about what a
good person you are. The
Lord will know what
you did and you will be
rewarded.
Anyway I saw this
the other day and I was
impressed. Verily. Ev
erywhere you go, people
who know about these
things tell us to be good
to one another. Turns out
some of us just talk the
talk and some of us walk
the walk.
This guy is the real
deal.
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