There once was
a little boy who wanted to meet God. He knew
it was a long trip to where God lived, so he
packed his suitcase with Twinkies and a
six-pack of root beer and he started his
journey.
When he had
gone about three blocks, he met an old woman.
She was sitting in the park just staring at
some pigeons. The boy sat down next to her
and opened his suitcase. He was about to take
a drink from his root beer when he noticed
that the old lady looked hungry, so he
offered her a Twinkie. She gratefully
accepted it and smiled at him. Her smile was
so pretty that the boy wanted to see it
again, so he offered her a root beer. Once
again she smiled at him. The boy was
delighted!
They sat there
all afternoon eating and smiling, but they
never said a word.
As it grew
dark, the boy realized how tired he was and
he got up to leave, but before he had gone
more than a few steps, he turned around, ran
back to the old woman and gave her a hug. She
gave him her biggest smile ever.
When the boy
opened the door to his own house a short time
later, his mother was surprised by the look
of joy on his face.
She asked him,
"What did you do today that made you so
happy?"
He replied,
"I had lunch with God." Before his
mother could respond, he added, "You
know what? She's got the most beautiful smile
I've ever seen!"
Meanwhile, the
old woman, also radiant with joy, returned to
her home.
Her son was
stunned by the look of peace on her face and
he asked, "Mother, what did you do today
that made you so happy?"
She replied,
"I ate Twinkies in the park with
God." Before her son could respond, she
added, "You know, he's much younger than
I expected."
… Author Unknown.