Mr. Roth

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone,

I hope you don't mind, but I'ld like to share a story that might

bring a little bit of sunshine into everyone's lives. The Author is

Unknown and some of you may have already heard this story before, but

some of you may not have. The story is Titled - Mr. Roth

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An old man showed up at the back door of the house we were renting.

Opening the door a few cautious inches, we saw his eyes were glassy

and his furrowed face glistened with silver stubble. He clutched a

wicker basket holding a few unappealing vegetables. He bid us good

morning and offered his produce for sale. We were uneasy enough to

make a quick purchase to alleviate both our pity and our fear.

To our chagrin, he returned the next week, introducing himself as Mr.

Roth, the man who lived in the shack down the road. As our fears

subsided, we got close enough to realize that it wasn't alcohol, but

cataracts, that marbleized his eyes. On subsequent visits, he would

shuffle in, wearing two mismatched right shoes, and pull out a

harmonica. With glazed eyes set on a future glory, he'd puff out old

gospel tunes between conversations about vegetables and religion.

On one visit, he exclaimed, " The Lord is so good! I came out of my

shack this morning and found a bag full of shoes and clothing on my

porch. "

" That's wonderful, Mr. Roth, " we said, " We're happy for you. "

" You know what's even more wonderful? " he asked. " Just yesterday I

met some people that could use them. "

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Thank you for letting me share this with all of you. This helped

brighten my day and I hope it does the same for you.

Love and Hugs...........