Reply #19: Morning Marketeers,

[AnneD]

:donut: I have found a decent place on the way home where I can enjoy a decent meal. It is a small Tacqueria that is part of a local chain. The food is decent and it is a moderately priced family place and I don't stick out too much. I practice my Spanish and if I screw up the waitresses are bilingual enough to help. I was enjoying my meal when I saw an obviously homeless man doing busy work to stretch out his time at the table and enjoy the warmth. He had packed as many leftovers as you could and they were stacked at his table. I overheard heard the manager going over and quietly offering him more if he needed.

I found myself thinking of Steve Allen. Although know for his comedy-he was a passionate outspoken proponent of migrant workers rights. I remember him explaining that at one point in his knocking about in the Southwest, he sometimes went without eating. He discovered that when he came to a Hispanic area, no matter how poor they were, they would always share a meal with a homeless stranger.

In my travels, I have discovered that those that have the least are often the first to share and share generously from what they have. Even if it was a cool glass of clean water. It is that though that warms me and gives me hope for humanity. My leaders do not give me hope. I draw my hope from the simple acts of humanity from the poorest of the poor.

Happy hunting and watch out for the bears.