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| An unidentified child sleeps by a sewerage system. I saw this boy and wondered about his future. |
Have you ever wondered what the relationship between affluence, effluent and influence is, and how the three can interract to deliver eternal rewards? Read on.
You must have heard the story of the boy who knocked at the door of this young lady, farmished he asked for a glass of water. Moved with compassion, the young lady not only offered the boy a glass of water but also a glass of milk. The boy thanked the young lady and walked away nourished. The young lady acted out of the teachings of her mother who always encouraged her to attend to strangers with lovingkindness.
Many years passed and the young lady was now an old lady suffering a condition that needed immediate medical attention. She was rushed to the hospital and the doctor informed her that she would have to undergo surgery. It was going to be very expensive and the old lady worried how she was going pay for it. During the operation the doctor recognized the old lady to be the young lady who, many years ago, offered him a glass of milk that saved his life.
After a successful surgery, the doctor requested that her medical bill be sent to him for review. When it was presented to him, he scribbled a sentence on it and handed it over to the accounts office.
Upon recovery, the old lady asked to be presented with her bill. She was worried she may not afford to pay for the surgery. Her fears were confirmed when she opened the bill; it was thousands of dollars. But at the bottom of the medical bill was a signed statement by the doctor who operated her:
Tears of gratitude rolled down her ageing cheeks remembering that day she heard a faint knock on her door and opening to be met by a starving face of a boy. That boy she had helped went on to become the surgeon who just operated her and paid her medical bill in full!
Talk of being rewarded with grandiose!
In my speaking conferences in the United States of America, from the north-east in New York to the extreme west in Washington State and far north in Minnesota to the southern tip of Florida in Miami, I spoke about the affluence I saw, the effluent I know and experienced, and the influence one could have if ye obeyed the words of Jesus in Matthew 10:42:
"And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is my disciple, I tell you the truth, he will certainly not lose his reward."
The unidentified boy lying down by a sewer (effluent) in India reminded me of how many people have retired from answering the soft knocks on their hearts to sacrifice the little they have (affluence) and rescue a life (influence) that is fleeting to give up the ghost if no one offers a cup of cold water.
I am not afraid to dream for my nation and influence development because someone responded to my faint knock and rescued my dream. You too, can respond to this faint knock today by visiting http://www.compassion.com/ and keep your reward account with the one who never forgets to reward us.
