Monday, January 16, 2012
It’s amazing how this idea of being contagious has transformed my perspective, with the result that I do things which would normally be scary.
It’s amazing how this idea of being contagious has transformed my perspective, with the result that I do things which would normally be scary.
Today, for instance, I had to put gas in the van. All the pumps are prepay, and we use cash, so I went in to the gas station and asked the attendant to put 50 euros on pump 1. I pumped the gas and then went in to get my receipt. While the guy was printing it out for me, he casually asked me if I would like to “rascar la suerte” (scratch my luck), and held up a lottery ticket.
“No, no thank you,” I said. “I don’t scratch my luck. Do you know why? Because I don’t need to. I have something better than luck. My name is written in the book of life. I have eternal life!”
“Muy bien,” the attendant said, taken aback. He handed me my receipt and I walked out of the store, smiling to myself at what I had just said, shocked that it had actually come out of my mouth. Ordinarily, if such a thought had come to my mind, I would definitely not have said it. But it just sailed forth as naturally as any other kind of small talk. Yay!
Querida Reki,creo que no dio casuALIDAD que por tu boca salieron estas palabras...Dios te uso como un instrumento en sus manos para enseñar a este hombre que en esta vida no hay nada que sirviera para siempre o que diera la felicidad eterna...Digo ¡ENHORABUENA a nuestro Dios!
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