Another John memory

I remember this so well only because I'm convicted by it. I was reminded of it just a few minutes ago when I once again presented "The Attitude."

Beggars are rampant in PR. Some folks are lucky and are able to sell bottled water or finger foods along the sides or in the middles of (literally) the roads. Others don't have the means to do even that. I noticed John purchasing gum or bananas or whatever from some of these people as we went along. Once another of the group saw him just give money to one who wasn't selling anything. She was just begging.

John told me later, as we saw beggars, that one group that had come down got after him for giving a child some money. The boy took the money and went to a bakery. In a moment, they saw him come out with a cake and milk. The man who had spoken up before said, "See? He wasted the money on sweets." John said, "Don't you want your children to have cakes and milk?" The man said, "Sure, but that's different."

To paraphrase DC Talk, the greatest boost to atheism is Christians.