A Glass of Milk
Photo by wagar bukhari
One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water.
She thought he looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”
“You don’t owe me anything,” she replied. “Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness.”
He said….. “Then I thank you from my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but his faith in God and man was strong also. He had been ready to give up and quit.
Year’s later that young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they called in specialists to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room.
Dressed in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to save her life. From that day he gave special attention to the case.
After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval.
He looked at it, then wrote something on the edge and the bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side of the bill.
She read these words…..
“Paid in full with one glass of milk”
(Signed)
Dr. Howard Kelly
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed: “Thank You, God, that Your love has spread abroad through human hearts and hands.”
From Author Unknown
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An awesome story of extending kindness and love and the ultimate joy that can be attained from it. Love the story Arswino!
Hi Arswino,
My first time to here and this awesome story almost wet my eyes.The love we can share is unlimited.Abdul Baha has said
“Love is unlimited,boundless,infinite!Material things are limited, circumscribed,finite.You cannot adequately express infinite love by limited means.”
Thanks for sharing the wonderful thought.
Arswino,
I had goosebumps when I read the ending. Beautiful story! Thanks for making my day with this.
Hi Arswino
What a great story, we can never hear too many stories like this. It is good for our spirit and our soul.
Thank You,
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than No Action
Hi Arswino,
Ahhhh…such a wonderful story about how giving kindness and love to others will always find it’s way back to us, ten-fold! Hope your story Inspires many to open their hearts and always be kind.
Thank you for sharing this story.
Many Blessings….
Roxanne and Hugo ~ Believe Achieve
Hi Mike, thank you. I am glad if you love it.
Hi Vikum, welcome and thanks for stopping by. Yes, I am agree with you, love is unlimited. Thanks for the quote, Vikum.
Hi Daphne, you’re welcome. I am glad if the story is meaningful to you. Thanks for the comment, Daphne.
Hi Giovanna, you’re welcome and thanks for commenting.
Hi Hugo and Roxanne, yes, we reap what we sow. If we plant goodness, we will also harvest goodness. Thanks for your comment.
Carry on the kindness! A story that will always bring tears of joy even if you read it over and over again.
That moving story brings to light a few points to keep in mind. Assistance to someone now can be the point of separation between then rising to point A versus rising to point B. Aside from that, the assistance always finds its way back to the one who provided it, either directly, at a later time, or in experience gained in the provision of it. Also, when we see someone putting out noticeable energy towards a goal, there is little we can do this more beneficial to us and them than to assist them in keeping their effort flowing.
Hi Jocelyn, thank you and the comment as well.
Hi Armen, thanks for visiting and nice to see you here. You’re right, giving kindness to others will always find its way back to us. We reap what we saw.
Thanks for commenting, Armen.
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Love this story…this is not the first time yet it gives me goosebumps.
sir
i searched words to express my feelings but unable to do so THANKS FOR A GREAT ARTICLE
Thanks for sharing Arswino ,the story touched my heart , after a long time had a tear in my eyes , Strange are the ways of the lord.
Regards,
Deepak Kapoor
The 1st time I read this story was 7 years ago and I have read the same story at least 3 or 4 times since then, but I didn’t realize(till today )this was a true story of Dr. Howard Kelly. Shame on me for having had the stupid idea of its being a fabricated story from the very beginning !
The guilty reader
Thomas Guo
10/04/09