Tuesday, May 15, 2012

JIM CAIN



GOOD MORNING!



A man pulls up to a country store on the outskirts of town, hops out of his car and asks the old man sitting out front,” How are the people in this town, old man?"

The old man looked at the stranger and asked,” How were the people in the town you just left?"  The man looked at him with a puzzled expression and replied,” They were mean and hateful, hard to work and live with.  We were glad to get out of that stinking place." The old man nodded replied,” Well, that's how you'll find the people in this town."



A while later another car pulls up and a man gets out and says,” Excuse me sir, but how are the people in this town?" The old man looked at the man saying," How were the people in the town you just left?"  The stranger smiled and answered,” They were warm-hearted and kind, always willing to help.  We hated to leave."  The old man nodded replying,” That's how you'll find the people in this town."



This echoes Luke 6:31, “Treat others the same way you want them to treat you.”



A change of surrounding will do nothing to change our problems unless we are willing to first change ourselves.