The little man in tattered clothing was shuffling from one gas pump to another with his right palm extended. It was obvious he was begging from the stream of customers as they watched their dollars click away.
He approached one well-dressed man who waved him off. "No, I have no change, no money for you, sorry," he said abruptly.
"No change? I just want a hamburger," the panhandler persisted. "No food in a day."
The driver hung up the gas nozzle, piled into his car and sped away. The thin, slump-shouldered, persistent beggar -- who looked to be in his late 60's -- made his way over to another motorist.
Soon a car eased up alongside him. Behind the wheel sat the same man who had waved him off just minutes before. The power window on the 2009-model car whirred down and the driver slowly handed the little man a sack with SONIC printed on its side. "A hamburger? For me?" was all the little man said.
The driver waved as his car eased slowly away. The panhandler moved over to a bench beside the store, closed his eyes and slowly savored every bite. What's that they say about never judging others? Whether they've giving or receiving. We all know which is more blessed.
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