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This is a very personal story this time.
I can’t get this out of my head and most of the time I wish I could go back and have a Mulligan, a do over.
This is what happened last week when I was at Walmart.
I was at Walmart with my mom and I had a whole bunch of cards and cards don’t work in the self checkout so I went to the “under 20″ items lane.
There was only one guy in line and it looked like he was almost done.
I stood there and stood there for minutes.
I didn’t know what he was doing and then I heard him ask how much more he owed.
It soon became apparent that he was trying to figure out how to pay for what he had.
He was dirty.
He had a lot of stubble on his face and his clothes didn’t fit right and he had an oxygen tank.
He then handed the clerk a bag of 3 apples and asked her to take them off the bill and then he opened his wallet and took out a credit card and started to pay with that but it got wouldn’t go through.
It felt like I’d been standing there for a long time but it was probably just around 5 minutes.
He seemed “confused.”
That’s a really nice way of putting it but he just wasn’t “all there” and he did have that oxygen tank so he had something wrong with him.
He ended up putting what he had on two cards.
He turned to me and said “thank you” and he thanked the cashier and he walked away.
The cashier also thanked me for being so patient but really, what could you do ?
It was obvious he felt bad and it was obvious he wasn’t “all there.”
But what I feel the worst about was WHY DIDN’T I PAY FOR HIS STUFF ?
I see his face and I watch him hand back those 3 stupid apples over and over in mind and it won’t leave.
He couldn’t have had a dozen things.
He only had 2 bags.
That man needed the apples.
I thought about it but then I felt funny because I didn’t want him to be embarrassed.
I didn’t know if it was better to just stay quiet or what to do but I’ll tell you one thing, I’m never going to forget that man and I really wish I could go back again.
I would have paid for his stuff without question.
I did ask the cashier if she knew who he was.
I thought about getting him a $25 Walmart gift card but he was just gone.
She said too that she wondered why someone like that was out shopping alone.
That too makes me feel really bad.
Can you imagine having nobody in the world who’d take you shopping ?
Those DAMN apples are sometimes what I see in the middle of the night !
I kid you not.
Have you ever performed a random act of kindness ?
Have you ever seen someone like this out alone ?
Would you have offered to pay for his food ?
He didn’t have much and there was no alcohol or cigarettes.
Just those DAMN apples he wanted and picked out and had to give back !!
What would you have done ?
Do you have very many things you’d want a “do over” for ?
Do any of them come to mind ?
I can’t get this out of my head and most of the time I wish I could go back and have a Mulligan, a do over.
This is what happened last week when I was at Walmart.
I was at Walmart with my mom and I had a whole bunch of cards and cards don’t work in the self checkout so I went to the “under 20″ items lane.
There was only one guy in line and it looked like he was almost done.
I stood there and stood there for minutes.
I didn’t know what he was doing and then I heard him ask how much more he owed.
It soon became apparent that he was trying to figure out how to pay for what he had.
He was dirty.
He had a lot of stubble on his face and his clothes didn’t fit right and he had an oxygen tank.
He then handed the clerk a bag of 3 apples and asked her to take them off the bill and then he opened his wallet and took out a credit card and started to pay with that but it got wouldn’t go through.
It felt like I’d been standing there for a long time but it was probably just around 5 minutes.
He seemed “confused.”
That’s a really nice way of putting it but he just wasn’t “all there” and he did have that oxygen tank so he had something wrong with him.
He ended up putting what he had on two cards.
He turned to me and said “thank you” and he thanked the cashier and he walked away.
The cashier also thanked me for being so patient but really, what could you do ?
It was obvious he felt bad and it was obvious he wasn’t “all there.”
But what I feel the worst about was WHY DIDN’T I PAY FOR HIS STUFF ?
I see his face and I watch him hand back those 3 stupid apples over and over in mind and it won’t leave.
He couldn’t have had a dozen things.
He only had 2 bags.
That man needed the apples.
I thought about it but then I felt funny because I didn’t want him to be embarrassed.
I didn’t know if it was better to just stay quiet or what to do but I’ll tell you one thing, I’m never going to forget that man and I really wish I could go back again.
I would have paid for his stuff without question.
I did ask the cashier if she knew who he was.
I thought about getting him a $25 Walmart gift card but he was just gone.
She said too that she wondered why someone like that was out shopping alone.
That too makes me feel really bad.
Can you imagine having nobody in the world who’d take you shopping ?
Those DAMN apples are sometimes what I see in the middle of the night !
I kid you not.
Have you ever performed a random act of kindness ?
Have you ever seen someone like this out alone ?
Would you have offered to pay for his food ?
He didn’t have much and there was no alcohol or cigarettes.
Just those DAMN apples he wanted and picked out and had to give back !!
What would you have done ?
Do you have very many things you’d want a “do over” for ?
Do any of them come to mind ?
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Dont be too hard on yourself. Now you know to pay attention the next time and there are always people with needs out there, so most likely a next time. I dont know if this helps, but God knows your regret and the condition of your heart. I appreciate your honesty and ability to share this. Thank you.
LUV YA,
((((ANGEL)))).
I have reached out and helped others at times and felt really good about it. I may not always have everything but sometimes I have lots more than people I have come in contact with.
Not to make the story any longer, I nearly watched someone walk away in need because I wasnt thinking in the right way. I was doing what we all do naturally, think about how something effects us. Its normal, its human. But I did think of the post and the man at the check out. She was my man at the check out. So thank you for your post. I wont preach, but I do believe the God gives us circumstances in our lives to learn by, so thank you for being the messenger in my circumstance.
I know your heart was in the right place. I hope like others this person has someone to care for him. Try not to let this get you down. As stated above God gives us many circumstances, by you posting this you have given me food for thought and others as well.
I will share that this happened to me, only I was the one who came up short. I had forgotten my wallet & only had a small amount of cash on me. I was going to put something back as I was short a little over $1.00. The person behind me said "here I've got it". I politely said no that's ok, but then they said "please let me help this happened to me, & I promised to pay it forward". I Thanked the person & said ok & promised to do the same. I have done so several times & found when I worded it as such people were appreciative & they too promised to pay it forward. Thank you for sharing this.
I wish we had more people that were so kind because u always feel better when u help someone else i know i do.........