This story has been floating around on the internet for awhile. It struck me the other day that it is a Modern Day Parable and since I like to share parables from our day here it is. The author is unknown. Enjoy!
Potato Chips
A little boy wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to
where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with a bag of potato chips
and a six-pack of root beer and started his journey.
When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old man. He was
sitting in the park, just staring at some pigeons. The boy sat down
next to him and opened his suitcase. He was about to take a drink from
his root beer when he noticed that the old man looked hungry, so he offered him
some chips. He gratefully accepted it and smiled at him.
His smile was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he
offered him a root beer. Again, he smiled at him. The boy was
delighted!
They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a
word.
As twilight approached, the boy realized how tired he was and he got up
to leave; but before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around,
ran back to the old man, and gave him a hug. He gave him his
biggest smile ever.
When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later, his
mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face. She
asked him, "What did you do today that made you so happy?"
He replied, "I had lunch with God." But before his
mother could respond, he added, "You know what? He's got the
most beautiful smile I've ever seen!"
Meanwhile, the old man, also radiant with joy, returned to his home. His
son was stunned by the look of peace on his face and he asked, "Dad,
what did you do today that made you so happy?"
He replied "I ate potato chips in the park with God."
However, before his son responded, he added, "You know,
he's much younger than I expected."
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