There are signs everywhere. everyday God sends us little reminders. Sometimes we can see them in nature and sometimes we see them in school but for me i almost always see them in other people.
On Thursday when i was at the day room, a guy about my age walks in. He had long greesy blond hair, about 3 or 4 layers of shirts on, ripped, dirty jeans, and old muddy boots. His face was kinda scruffy and an unkempt kinda way and he was grimy in the cleanest way possible .. if that makes any sense. I talked to him a little and he was telling me about how the local Giant has two different garbage cans. one for the trash and one for the fruits and vegetables. He says as long as they keep throwing away perfectly good fruit and veggies he will never go hungry. That broke my heart. Here is a kid about our age who has a daily worry of literally surviving- not one of the more frequently occurring thoughts in my head from day to day. Under all the dirt and grim though it were his eyes that got to me. He didnt hold a sadness like a lot of the people there had. It was more of a thankfulness, a hope... or almost a joy. Everything he talked about was filled with excitement. He had such a faith that whatever God presented him with he would get through because of his faith. He couldnt get over how blessed he was to have found that free selection of fruits and veggies. Blessed to eat from a trashcan! Some of his stories are unbelievable! It just was really inspiring to me to see the other side of life. Someone my age with completely different worries, concerns, hopes and fears. It really makes u think.
Every day there are people that God places in front of us. Maybe for a second maybe you only exhange eye contact. Or maybe they stick around for a little longer. Each one of these people play a role in shaping and changing us as a person. God makes our paths cross for a reason... teaching us a little lesson about life everyday...
