Testimony 29/12/05: The Trumpet Seller
The year is coming to an end soon. But I was not happy. The economy was bad. The business was not healthy. Terror was everywhere. Poultry and pork were contaminated with avian flu and beef with anthrax. Now fish was preserved by formalin! The future looked so bleak. How could I be happy?
I put a crooked face. I had no reason to be happy, I told myself. But not until I saw the trumpet seller.
The New Year is approaching and a lot of people are selling trumpets as to celebrate the dawning of the New Year. The seller smiled at me. He nodded his head, offering the few trumpets that he had on his hands. What a sincere smile I saw! It melted my heart. And I bet it would melt yours too.
Well… he had every reason to be worried. He has every reason to be grumpy. The trumpets sell much less than a dollar each. His shirt and shoes were worn out. His wife was waiting at home, looking forward for the little money that he earns to put a meal on the table. His son need to pay his school fees. His infant baby was crying … demanding to be fed.
For me? I have food to eat. I have clothes to wear. I have a car to drive. I have a job. I have every blessing to be happy… but I was grumpy! And look at this guy! Though he only sells trumpets, he was smiling out of his heart!
I wish I could tell you that I stopped. I wish I could tell you that I bought a few of his trumpets. Well, I didn’t. The traffic didn’t allow me to slow down. But I have to tell you this: his smile has brightened my day. Have yours brightened someone today?
I put a crooked face. I had no reason to be happy, I told myself. But not until I saw the trumpet seller.
The New Year is approaching and a lot of people are selling trumpets as to celebrate the dawning of the New Year. The seller smiled at me. He nodded his head, offering the few trumpets that he had on his hands. What a sincere smile I saw! It melted my heart. And I bet it would melt yours too.
Well… he had every reason to be worried. He has every reason to be grumpy. The trumpets sell much less than a dollar each. His shirt and shoes were worn out. His wife was waiting at home, looking forward for the little money that he earns to put a meal on the table. His son need to pay his school fees. His infant baby was crying … demanding to be fed.
For me? I have food to eat. I have clothes to wear. I have a car to drive. I have a job. I have every blessing to be happy… but I was grumpy! And look at this guy! Though he only sells trumpets, he was smiling out of his heart!
I wish I could tell you that I stopped. I wish I could tell you that I bought a few of his trumpets. Well, I didn’t. The traffic didn’t allow me to slow down. But I have to tell you this: his smile has brightened my day. Have yours brightened someone today?
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