To Share A Blessing
by David F. Sims

As I watched the sun go down tonight,
I realized I was the luckiest guy in the world.
I knew I had everything I'd ever need,
And all the fancies this life could at me hurl.

And I thought of all the blessings I'd received,
And knew they were all undeserved.
So I asked no more how others could help me,
But how the less fortunate I could serve.

There are so many people out in the world
With no food, no home, and especially no love.
These people need my help to survive
Because they just don't have enough.

So gathering some possessions, I went outside
To an old man sitting in the street.
I cautiously approached, but when I got near,
He said, "Can I have just a few crumbs to eat?"

I fell to my knees and asked him to forgive me
For not knowing sooner that he was in need.
And with joy in my heart and a tear in my eye,
I insisted that he come home with me.

Even though to me it seemed so litte,
My small meal, to him, was a feast.
And he washed his hands and came to the table
And loved every bite, to say the least.

Then I felt in my heart a happiness which
I'd never felt in all of my life.
And I knew that for all my short-comings,
I'd finally done something right.

After he finished, we sat down and talked
About my family, then he went on his way.
And he thanked me for all that I'd done and swore
I'd be paid back grandly some day.

I watched him 'til he disappeared around a corner,
Then suddenly it came to my view,
That, come the next day and he's dying again,
What is he going to do?

So forsaking my sweater, I ran out in the cold
To bring him back into my own.
But when I arrived, to my very surprise,
He wasn't there; he was gone!

Then a snowflake landed softly on my cheek,
And an ice wind brought me to attention.
And I silently wondered as I stared in the dark,
Was it nothing more than a vision?

Perhaps 'twas an angel visited me that day,
To see if my heart could care enough.
But now I realize that life can be very cruel
To those without others' love.

And the old man's words have certainly come true;
My reward comes each day to me:
For true happines lays, not in what you can buy,
But in what you do to make others happy.