Louise Redden,
a poorly dressed lady with a look of defeat on her face, walked into a grocery
store.
She approached
the owner of the store in a most humble manner and asked if he would let her
charge a few groceries.
She softly
explained that her husband was very ill and unable to work, they had seven
children and they needed food.
John
Longhouse, the grocer, scoffed at her and requested that she leave his store at
once.
Visualizing
the family needs, she said: "Please, sir! I will bring you the money just
as soon as I can."
John told her
he could not give her credit, since she did not have a charge account at his
store.
Standing
beside the counter was a customer who overheard the conversation between the
two. The customer walked forward and told the grocer that he would stand good
for whatever she needed for her family. The grocer said in a very reluctant
voice, "Do you have a grocery list?"
Louise
replied, "Yes sir." "O.K" he said, "put your grocery
list on the scales and whatever your grocery list weighs, I will give you that
amount in groceries."
