It Matters in Life

IT PAYS TO BE KIND
A young man and a young lady were seated at a table in a small and little-known restaurant in Paris. It was evident that they were on their honeymoon, from the loving glances they gave each other. When the time came to lock the door, the groom discovered to his despair that he had been pick-pocketed of his purse. He described his plight to the waiter, who in turn called the proprietor. The owner was struck with something in the appearance of the young man that made him say, “Young man, it is all right. Do you have money to get home?” The young groom’s embarrassment grew as he confessed he had not a single coin with him. The owner reached in his pocket and gave the grateful groom some money, as he stammered words of appreciation, and said, “Sir, you will not regret this. Someday I will make you and your café world famous!” “I want nothing but my money back,” declared the proprietor of the café.Some years later the recipient of this charity wrote an operetta, the famous MERRY WINDOW. In it is a song called the CAFÉ MAXIM. It made that obscure Paris restaurant world famous. Certainly the proprietor, Eugene Cornuche, never regretted that he had helped Franz Lehar, the composer and his bride!

If only each one of us realized that a drop of water given to a thirsty person is worthy of unimaginable reward! Genuine charity does not evaluate an action by its bigness or smallness. It evaluates it as an act of love, an act that makes us discover the greatest good: God himself