Fw: Never Judge Someone

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> 'Some people!' snorted a man standing some distance
> behind me in the long line at the grocery store. 'You
> would think the manager would pay attention and open
> another line, 'said a woman. I looked to the front of
> the line to see what the hold up was and saw a well
> dressed, young woman, trying to get the machine to accept
> her credit card. No matter how many times she swiped it,
> the machine kept rejecting it. 'It's one of them
> welfare card things. Damn people need to get a job like
> everyone else,' said the man standing behind me. The
> young woman turned around to see who had made the
> comment.  'It was me,' he said, pointing to
> himself. The young lady's face began to change
> expression. Almost in tears, she dropped the welfare card
> onto the counter and  quickly walked out of the store.
> Everyone in the checkout line watched as she began running
> to  her car. Never looking back, she got in and drove 
> away. Several minutes later a young man walked into the
> store. He went up to the cashier and asked if she had seen
> the woman. After describing her, the cashier told him that
> she had run out of the store, got into her car, and drove
> away. 'Why would she do that?' asked the man.
> Everyone in the line looked around at the fellow who had
> made the statement.  'I made a stupid comment about
> the welfare card she was using.  Something I shouldn't
> have said. I'm sorry,' said the man. 'Well,
> that's bad, real bad, in fact.  Her brother was killed
> in Afghanistan two years ago. He had three young children
> and she has taken on that responsibility .  She's
> twenty years old, single, and now has three children to
> support,' he said in a very firm voice. 'I'm
> really truly sorry. I didn't know,' he replied,
> shaking both his hands about. The young man asked, 'Are
> these paid for?' pointing to the shopping cart full of
> groceries. 'It wouldn't take her card,' the
> clerk told him. 'Do you know where she lives?'
> asked the man who
> had made the comment. 'Yes, she goes to our
> church.' 'Excuse me,' he said as he made his
> way to the front of the line. He pulled out his wallet,
> took out his credit card and told the cashier, 'Please
> use my card. PLEASE!' The clerk took his credit card
> and began to ring up the young woman's groceries. Hold
> on,' said the gentleman. He walked back to his shopping
> cart and began loading his own groceries onto the belt to be
> included. 'Come on people. We got three kids to help
> raise!' he told everyone in line. Everyone began to
> place their groceries onto the fast moving belt. A few
> customers began bagging the food and placing it into
> separate carts. 'Go back and get two big turkeys,'
> yelled a heavyset woman, as she looked at the man.
> 'NO,' yelled the man. Everyone stopped dead in
> their tracks. The entire store became quiet for several
> seconds. 'Four turkeys,' yelled the man. Everyone
> began laughing and went back to work.
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> When all was said and done, the man paid a total $1,646.57
> for the groceries. He then walked over to the side, pulled
> out his checkbook, and began writing a check using the bags
> of dog food piled near the front of the store for a writing
> surface. He turned around and handed the check to the young
> man. 'She will need a freezer and a few other things as
> well,' he told the man. The young man looked at the
> check and said, 'This is really very generous of
> you.' 'No ,' said the man. 'Her brother was
> the generous one.' Everyone in the store had been
> observing the odd commotion and began to clap.  And I
> drove home that day feeling very American. We live in the
> Land of the free, because of the Brave!!! Remember our
> Troops of Yesterday and Today!!! A great example of why we
> should be kind and patient. Kindness is the language the
> blind can see and the deaf can hear. Never judge
> someone...until you have walked a mile in their shoes.
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> May God's many blessings continue to be with you,
> ALWAYS!!!
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