motorcycle accident

i was feeling miserable and un-
happy and then a one-armed and
yet still happy-go-lucky man
wandered over to the front
of the building and asked
to bum a smoke. i gave
him the rest of the
pack and some cash
and he lifted his
head high to the
sky to praise
and we then
greeted
each other
as brothers
and he said he
heard a voice telling
him he had to cross the street
even though he was on his way
to the bus stop. i told him
it was the Holy Spirit
saying to him, \"Hey,
go check out that
brother over
there. he
will help
you out...\"

and we got to
talking and we
both agreed that
time was short on
the planet in the
current age and
the joy in this
man, even though
he had but one hand
(which was disabled
too and of little use)
praised and smiled and
laughed and i felt ashamed
and yet happy, over joyed
at another one who follows
Yahshua reminding me it
isn't so bad after all
and maybe others have
it even worse and
complain even
less. i must
confess i
need an-
other
lesson
in this
joy again.