His father owns an appliance business and there is a cement and asphalt parking lot behind the building. It was an old building and an even older lot so weeds would grow in the cracks of the parking lot. There was a homeless man who Randy paid to keep the weeds out of the parking lot and for that service he would pay him $20.00 a month.
Without fail the man would walk by with his cart every week and pull the weeds growing in the cracks. He did a great job too. He pulled them up by the root, put them in a bag in his cart and hauled them off. Every month he was paid.
Somehow, later, Jake found out that when this man was done pulling the weeds he would walk down to the river and plant them near the water. ..... Knowing this fact moves me so much. It stirs a compassion and respect inside my soul that I am so thankful for. There are so many layers of loveliness to reflect upon.
It amazes me how no one is what they seem. It is so hard to be human and we will never know what another person has been through. Please, let's all remeber not to judge each other. Let's all try to allow each other the dignity we are and deserve.
Love and Honor the Life in Others.
Thank you, my beautiful Jacob, for reaching out to me and giving me something so beautiful today. You gave me sight and opened my heart to compassion.
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