A little old couple walked slowly into
McDonalds one cold winter evening. They looked out of place amid the young
families and young couples eating there that night.
Some of the customers looked admiringly at them. You could tell what the admirers
were thinking. "Look, there is a couple who has been through a lot
together, probably for 60 years or more!"
The little old man walked right up to the cash register, placed his order with
no hesitation and then paid for their meal. The couple took a table near the
back wall and started taking food off of the tray. There was one hamburger, one
order of French fries and one drink. The little old man unwrapped
the plain hamburger and carefully cut it in half. He placed one half in front
of his wife. Then he carefully counted out the French fries, divided them in
two piles and neatly placed one pile in front of his wife. He took a sip of the
drink, his wife took a sip and then set the cup down
between them.
As the man began to eat his few bites of hamburger the crowd began to get
restless. Again you could tell what they were thinking. "That
poor old couple. All they can afford is one meal for the two of
them."
As the man began to eat his French fries one young man stood and came over to
the old couple's table. He politely offered to buy another meal for the old
couple to eat. The old man replied that they were just fine. They were used to
sharing everything.
Then the crowd noticed that the little old lady hadn't eaten a bite. She just
sat there watching her husband eat and occasionally taking turns sipping the
drink.
Again the young man came over and begged them to let him buy them something to
eat. This time the lady explained that, no, they were used to sharing
everything together.
As the little old man finished eating and was wiping his face neatly with a
napkin the young man could stand it no longer. Again he came over to their
table and offered to buy some food.
After being politely refused again, he finally asked a question of the little
old lady. "Ma'am, why aren't you eating? You said that you share
everything. What is it that you are waiting for?"
She answered, "the teeth".
To the world, you may just be somebody...but to somebody, you may be the
world.
Bill Wilson, Metro Ministries
Richard
Dover
In His Steps Ministries
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