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Old 08-18-2011, 04:14 PM
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One of my customers sent me this email

Subject: Fwd: Breakfast at McDonald's













A Return is Requested....You'll see why.





Breakfast at McDonald's




This is a good story and is true, please read it all the way through until the end! (After the St or y, there are some very interesting facts!):







I am a mother of three (ages 14, 12, 3) and have recently completed my college degree.







The last class I had to take was Sociology.







The teacher was absolutely inspiring with the qualities that I wish every human being had been graced with.







Her last project of the term was called, 'Smile.'







The class was asked to go out and smile at three people and document their reactions.







I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway. So, I thought this would be a piece of cake,



Literally.







Soon after we were assigned the project, my husband, youngest son, and I went out to McDonald's one crisp March morning.







It was just our way of sharing special playtime with our son.







We were standing in line, waiting to be served, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away, and then
Even my husband did.







I did not move an inch... An overwhelming feeling of panic welled up inside of me as I turned to see why they had moved.







As I turned around I smelled a horrible 'dirty body' smell, and there standing behind me were two poor homeless men.







As I looked down at the short gentleman, close to me, he was 'smiling'







His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God's Light as he searched f or acceptance....







He said, 'Good day' as he counted the few coins he had been clutching..







The second man fumbled with his hands as he stood behind his friend. I realized the second man was mentally challenged and the blue-eyed gentleman was his salvation.







I held my tears as I stood there with them.







The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted.







He said, 'Coffee is all Miss' because that was all they could afford. (If they wanted to sit in the restaurant and warm up, they had to buy something. He just wanted to be warm).







Then I really felt it - the compulsion was so great I almost reached out and embraced the little man with the blue eyes..





That is when I noticed all eyes in the



Restaurant were set on me, judging



My every action.







I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a separate tray.







I then walked around the corner to the table that the men had chosen as a resting spot. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman's cold hand.







He looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, 'Thank you..'







I leaned over, began to pat his hand and said, 'I did not do this for you.. God is here working through me to give you hope.'







I started to cry as I walked away to join my husband and son.... When I sat down my husband smiled at me and said, 'That is why God gave you to me, Honey, to give me hope..'







We held hands for a moment and at that time, we knew that only because of the Grace that we had been given were we able to give.







We are not church goers, but we are believers.







That day showed me the pure Light of God's sweet love.







I returned to college, on the last evening of class, with this story in hand.







I turned in 'my project' and the instructor read it.







Then she looked up at me and said, 'Can I share this?'







I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class.







She began to read and that is when I knew that we as human beings and being part of God share this need to heal people and to be healed.







In my own way I had touched the people at McDonald's, my son, the instructor, and every soul that shared the classroom on the last night I spent as a college student.







I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn:







UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE.







Much love and compassion is sent to each and every person who may read this and learn how to







LOVE PEOPLE AND USE THINGS -



NOT LOVE THINGS AND USE PEOPLE.







There is an Angel sent to watch over you.







In order for her to work, you must pass this on to the people you want watched over.







An Angel wrote:



Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart







To handle yourself, use your head..



To handle others, use your heart.











God Gives every bird it's food, but He does not throw it into its nest.







Send it back, you'll see why!













A box of gold



*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*







With a secret inside


that has never been told







*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*







This box is priceless


but as I see







*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*







The treasure inside is




precious to me







*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*







Today I share this


treasure with thee







*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*







It's the treasure of



friendship you've



given me..







*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*







If this comes back to you




then you'll have a friend




for life but, if this


becomes deleted, you are




not a friend.







Send this to everyone you


consider a friend!











It will grant you one wish and only one wish,







that is, if you decide to send this to others. You can wish for anything.







Repeat your wish until you have stopped scrolling. Make it count!







FOR YOUR WISH TO COME TRUE YOU HAVE TO SEND IT TO:







3 PEOPLE - YOUR WISH WILL COME TRUE EVENTUALLY







5 PEOPLE - YOUR WISH WILL COME TRUE IN 3 MONTHS







10 PEOPLE - YOUR WISH WILL COME TRUE IN 5 WEEKS







15 PEOPLE - YOUR WISH WILL COME TRUE IN 1 WEEK







CAN'T WAIT A WEEK???



22 People-Your Wish Will
Come True In 1 Day!











****** MUST BE SENT OUT THE
DAY YOU READ IT FOR
YOU TO GET YOUR WISH

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Old 08-19-2011, 12:08 AM
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Aren't these chain letter thingies against the rules?
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Old 08-19-2011, 12:26 AM
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Thanks for the post.I'll be sure to pass it on to a few friends.
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Old 08-19-2011, 03:45 AM
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Aren't these chain letter thingies against the rules?
It not a chain letter. It's just an email I received.
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Old 08-19-2011, 06:53 AM
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I usually send this back to them.

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Old 08-19-2011, 07:57 AM
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I usually send this back to them.

Heh!
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Old 08-19-2011, 08:27 AM
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It not a chain letter. It's just an email I received.
It's a chain email. When I get one of these, future emails sent from the sender go straight to the spam folder. I think that older folks get a kick out of stuff like this but it's certainly a time waster. I would never burden my friends by forwarding this crap to them.
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Old 08-19-2011, 08:51 AM
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Old 08-20-2011, 12:41 AM
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Spacing it like this makes it a total waste of time. I don't remember seeing this being against the rules though.
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Old 08-20-2011, 09:29 PM
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There is an idea whose time has come!
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Old 08-20-2011, 09:46 PM
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There is an idea whose time has come!
WOW you sound just like a moderator.
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Old 08-20-2011, 09:53 PM
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Sorry buddy.

I just get those sort of emails all the time and I get really tired of them!

Poems, religeous things, pictures of puppies or kittens and so forth.

About the only ones I look at are the pictures of nature and engineering marvels.
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Old 08-21-2011, 12:11 AM
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It not a chain letter. It's just an email I received.
If you sent it out to 15 people to see if maybe you'd get your wish, it's a chain letter.

What'd you get? Bupkus I bet.

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