Grocery: What Makes A Difference In The Life Of A Young Girl

When I was little I saw an angel. I can see her face in my mind 's eye as vividly as I saw her through my seven-year-old eyes. I was in a grocery store with my mother, and as parents often do, she asked me to run down another aisle to get something for her. To be exact, she wanted tortillas. When I came back, she was nowhere to be found. Scared and panicking, I started to cry. A man saw me in distress and came to my aide. He grabbed my hand and told me my mommy was loading up the car full of groceries. Comforted by this adult 's kindness, I stopped crying and started walking with him towards the exit. Then, I felt a warm hand on my shoulder and when I turned, I was stunned by the beauty I saw. Actually, it wasn 't so much that I saw this beauty, …show more content…
However, we can also be motivated by more earthly needs. We always have a choice to do the right or wrong thing, even though sometimes the difference isn’t clear. Also, sometimes what’s right for one will be wrong for another. Why was the man in the grocery store compelled to take a young girl? Was he perhaps not trying to take me? What motivated that woman to stop what was happening? And this is what I wonder the most: what was God’s reason for sending an angel to save me? The truth that I come up with for these questions will be different from someone else with a different belief system. The reasons for my own actions will be different than someone else making the same decision. Before we judge someone based on one action they take, or one phrase that drips off their tongue, we must realize there is a reason behind it. We must understand that most people do things with good intentions, even though there are some whose intentions are not so pure. We must try to understand the impetus behind these actions before we speak or act rashly. And above all, we must understand that even with a good heart, a strong set of values, and good intentions, even the best of us make