One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay
his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was
hungry.
He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he
lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a
meal he asked for a drink of water.
She thought he looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk He
drankit slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?” “You don’t owe
me anything,” she replied “Mother has taught us never to accept payment
for a kindness.”
He said… “Then I thank you from my heart.”
As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt; stronger
physically, but his faith in God and man was strong also. He had been
ready to give up and quit.
Years later that young woman became critically ill. The local
doctors were baffled.They finally sent her to the big city, where
they called in specialists to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly
was called in for the consultation.
When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light
filled his eyes. Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the
hospital to her room. Dressed in his doctor’s gown he went in to see
her.
He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room
determined to do his best to save her life. From that day he gave
special attention to the case.
After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval.
He looked at it, then wrote something on the edge and the bill was
sent to her room.She feared to open it,for she was sure it would take
the rest of her life to pay for
it all. Finally, she looked, and something caught herattention on the
side as she read these words…… ” Paid in full with one glass of milk.”
(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly.
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happyheart prayed: “Thank You, GOD,
that Your love has spread abroad through human hearts and hands.”
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“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” – Albert Einstein
