One day, a while back I was driving home from town.
I turned onto my road, about 3 miles from my home,
I’d just passed the local elementary school and off to the right I see these kids next to a table,
—–> selling lemonade.
I drive past them, and as I do, the Golden Rule pops into my mind.
I thought, “If I was a little kid,
…and I was showing initiative and leadership…
…and I went out and set up a lemonade stand, how would I would I want people to respond to me?”
Obviously I’d want em’ to stop and buy my stuff right?
So I flip a u-turn and pull over.
The kids start jumping up in the air-
Waving their hands to the sky…
Excited out of their minds.
I get out of my car and ask,
“What are you guys selling?”
‘Well, we got these Gronola bars and this lemonade for sale’.
“How much are your Gronola bars?” I ask.
“10 cents each” they reply.
Well that’s a pretty good deal.
How much is your lemonade?
“15 cents a cup.”
“I’ll take 2 gronala bars and one glass of lemonade”
They proceed to gather up the goods and give em’ to me.
I pay with a dollar and they begin to round up my change..
“Listen, you can keep the change” I tell them.
I notice them smiling BIG as I get in my car.
I’m driving away and I look back & see them giving each other high fives.
They were so pumped up that they’d just made a sale
I continue to drive down my road, and now I’m smiling big inside.
I’m telling you, I was the one who got paid that day.
…and I got WAY more than a dollars worth of value.
The feeling in my heart,
…the feeling in my soul,
the smiles on those kids faces…
wow!
All for a measly dollar.