Surprise Some One By Giving Some Thing

A young man, a university student was one day taking a walk with a professor friend of his. As they went along, they 
saw lying in the path a pair of old shoes, which they supposed belong to a poor man who was employed in a field close 
by. The poor man had nearly finished his day's work and was about to collect his shoes. The student turned to the 
professor saying: "Let us play a trick on the man. We will hide his shoes, and hide ourselves behind those bushes, and 
wait to see his perplexity when he cannot find them". The professor answered "We should never amuse ourselves at the 
expense of the poor. But since you are rich, it may give you much greater pleasure by means of the poor man. Put a 
coin into each shoe of his, and then we will hide ourselves and watch how the discovery affects him". The student did so, 
and they both hid themselves behind the bushes close by. Soon the poor man finished his work and came across the field 
to the path where he had left his coat and old shoes. While putting on his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes; 
but feeling something hard, he stooped down to feel what it was, and found the coin.


Astonishment and wonder were seen upon his face. He gazed upon the coin, turned it round, and looked at it again and 
again. He then looked around him on all sides, but no one was to be seen. He now put the money into his hands, and 
proceeded to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was doubled on finding the other coin. His feelings overcame him; 
he fell upon his knees, looked up to heaven and uttered aloud a fervent thanksgiving, Lord! You know my wife is sick and 
helpless and my children without food, thank you Lord for you have answered my prayers and tears.


After watching this incident the student stood there deeply affected, his eyes filled with tears. "Now", said the professor, 
by taking his shoe you wanted to make fun with the poor man but by giving your coin you have become answers to 
poor man's prayers. Are you not very much pleases by giving those coins and having become answer to his prayers? 


"The youth replied, " You have taught me a lesson which I will never forget. I now know the truth of those words, which I 
never understood before:


"But Now I understood that it is more blessed to give than to receive".




Surprise people by giving some to them but do not surprise people by taking some thing from them.


God has blessed us to be an answer to the poor people prayer. Learn to give whaterver you can to whomever you can 
and wherever you can.


 He who is gracious to a poor man lends to the LORD, and LORD will repay him for his good deed. Proverbs 19:17