Missed Opportunities
by
Ellie Braun-Haley

Yesterday as I left the dentist's office I saw a rough looking man come around the back of the building where I was parked. He looked as though he'd been in the same clothes for awhile and he had a tough look about him.

I immediately locked the doors on the van. I felt vulnerable and threatened simply by the looks of this fellow. Then as I watched the man he moved over toward a garbage barrel and I realized he was rummaging for food or perhaps bottles to turn in for money.

It dawned on me this was a man down on his luck and I could help him. I grabbed my handbag and dug around for my wallet. When I found some money I looked up and the hobo had gone. I drove around the building looking for him but he had disappeared.

I felt awful. It seemed that I had indeed missed an opportunity to touch a life. Not only was I disappointed in myself but I wondered if perhaps God was a little disappointed too.
Ellie Braun-Haley
shaley@telusplanet.net

POST SCRIPT A day can seem so empty without the opportunity of making a difference in the life of another. Ellie Braun-Haley

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