An Afternoon in the Park
There once was a little boy
who wanted to meet God.
He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed
his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of root beer and he
started his journey.
When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She
was sitting in the park just staring at some pigeons. The boy
sat down next to her and opened his suitcase. He was about to
take a drink from his root beer when he noticed that the old
lady looked hungry, so he offered her a Twinkie. She gratefully
accepted it and smiled at him. Her smile was so pretty that
the boy wanted to see it again, so he offered her a root beer.
Once again she smiled at him. The boy was delighted!
They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never
said a word. As it began to grow dark, the boy realized how
tired he was and he got up to leave. He turned around, ran back
to the old woman and gave her a hug. She gave him her 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. You know what? She's got the
most beautiful smile I've ever seen!"
Meanwhile, the old woman, also radiant with joy, returned to
her home. Her son was stunned by the look of peace on her face
and he asked, "Mother, what did you do today that made you so
happy?" She replied, "I ate Twinkies in the park with God. You
know, he's much younger than I expected."
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