A Cup of coffee on the wall......

Can we do something like this in our little areas  ??????

I sat with my friend in a well-known coffee shop in a neighboring town of

Venice, the city of lights and water. As we enjoyed our coffee, a man

entered and sat on an empty table beside us. He called the waiter and placed his order saying, 'Two cups of coffee, one of them there on the wall.'

We heard this order with rather interest and observed that he was served

with one cup of coffee but he paid for two. As soon as he left, the waiter

pasted a piece of paper on the wall saying 'A Cup of Coffee'.

While we were still there, two other men entered and ordered three cups of

coffee, two on the table and one on the wall. They had two cups of coffee

but paid for three and left. This time also, the waiter did the same; he

pasted a piece of paper on the wall saying, 'A Cup of Coffee'.

It seemed that this gesture was a norm at this place. However, it was

something unique and perplexing for us. Since we had nothing to do with the

matter, we finished our coffee, paid the bill and left.

After a few days, we again had a chance to go to this coffee shop. While we

were enjoying our coffee, a man entered. The way this man was dressed did

not match the standard nor the atmosphere of this coffee shop. Poverty was

evident from the looks on his face. As he seated himself, he looked at the

wall and said, one cup of coffee from the wall. The waiter served coffee to

this man with the customary respect and dignity. The man had his coffee and left without paying.

We were amazed to watch all this when the waiter took off a piece of paper

from the wall and threw it in the dust bin. Now it was no surprise for us -

the matter was very clear. The great respect for the needy shown by the

inhabitants of this town welled up our eyes with tears.

Coffee is not a need of our society neither a necessity of life for us. The

point to note is that when we take pleasure in any blessing, maybe we also

need to think about those people who appreciate that specific blessing as

much as we do but they cannot afford to have it.

Note the character of this waiter, who is playing a consistent and generous

role to get the communication going between the affording and the needy with a smile on his face.

Ponder upon this man in need..he enters the coffee shop without having to

lower his self-esteem.|he has no need to ask for a free cup of

coffee.without asking or knowing about the one who is paying for this cup of

coffee to him.

He only looked at the wall, placed an order for himself,

enjoyed his coffee and left.

When we analyze this story, along with the other characters, we need to

remember the role played by the wall that reflects the generosity and care

of the dwellers of this town.

Moral of the true story

·         Having coffee for self is a normal human action

·         But thinking about those people who are less privileged in the society and sincerely making efforts to make a positive difference in their life is a divine action

·         The joy of giving is 100 times more than the joy of receiving.  However it can only be experienced.

·         If every human being in this planet start thinking and acting in the above direction; our planet will be converted into HEAVEN