I love quotes. I have shared so many quotes with so many annoyed grateful people and have received much grief encouragement for doing so; including the image below created by a friend on Facebook! So it dawned on me – why not share a quote every Sunday and write a short story to illustrate it? Here’s the first of many Sunday posts from Diana’s Enormous Book of Quotes.
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” — Aesop
When my daughter, Michaela was in Kindergarten, I began giving her a small allowance hoping to teach her the value of money and wise spending. Once when we were having lunch at MacDonald’s, Michaela noticed a homeless man drinking coffee and reading the paper in the corner of the restaurant. She asked me if I knew the man. (At the time I was working at a homeless shelter.) I told her I did, that his name was Richard and that he was a quiet and kind man. She continued to ask me questions about him and homeless people in general while we ate. At one point I excused myself, told her to finish her fries, that I needed to use the washroom and would be right back.
When I returned from the washroom she was NOT at the table. In a panic, I scanned the room and found her sitting with Richard. She had taken her allowance and bought Richard a burger, both were smiling and happily engrossed in conversation. When I approached she said, “Oh hi Mommy, I was just telling Richard about you.” She did me proud. Investing in a person is wise spending, no?
russtowne said:
Investing in a person–including oneself–is a wise investment indeed.Thank you for this fun and heart-warming post, Diana.
Russ
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billgncs said:
do you accept quote nominations?
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dianasschwenk said:
you mean like you sharing a quote with me? Yes!!
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billgncs said:
fast forward… my beautiful 25 year old daughter was at a Taco Bell recently with her grad school “team” when she spotted a homeless man and bought him a meal. He thanked her and immediately asked her for a date….
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dianasschwenk said:
Of course – when opportunity knocks…..! A very drunk homeless man once told me that if I would marry him, he would stop drinking….I replied that if I married him, I would start drinking! Him and all his buddies got a good laugh 🙂
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Floyd Perras said:
Nice glasses.
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dianasschwenk said:
thanks! I stole them from Santa Claus 🙂
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Cristl said:
Great story-daughter like mom
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dianasschwenk said:
Thanks Cristl! I’m very proud of her.
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Louise G. said:
LOVE THIS!!!!!!!
You Rock!
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dianasschwenk said:
Thanks Louise! Hope you get to enjoy this awesome weather today!
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