Glass of milk

A small gesture : 

A small gesture

Slide 2: 

A Glass of Milk

Slide 3: 

One day, a poor boy was selling clothing door to door, to pay for his education realized that he only had ten cents left in his pockets. He was hungry and so decided to ask for some food at the next house that he came to.

Slide 4: 

In the meantime he lost his hunger when a beautiful young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal, he asked her for a glass of water.

Slide 5: 

She saw that he was very hungry so instead brought him a huge glass of milk. He drank it very slowly and then asked- « How much do I owe you? » « You do not owe me anything at all », she replied:- « My mother taught us never to accept anything for doing someone a kindness». He replied : « Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart ».

Slide 6: 

When Howard Kelly left the house, as well as feeling stronger physically, he sensed a return of his faith in the lord which he had nearly abandoned.

Slide 7: 

Years later, this same young woman fell gravely ill. The local doctors were mystified, so they sent her to the big city where they knew that the specialists would be able to diagnose this rare sickness.

Slide 8: 

Doctor Howard Kelly was called as a consultant. When he heard the name of the city where she lived, a memory burned brightly in his eyes.

Slide 9: 

He got up and went to her room. As he entered her room, he immediately recognized her. He returned to the consultation room, determined to do his best to save her life.

Slide 10: 

From that day on,he paid special attention to this case. After a long battle, the war was finally won

Slide 11: 

Doctor Kelly left instructions that the bill should be sent to him for authorization. He looked it over, wrote something in the margin, and sent it to her room.

Slide 12: 

She thought that when she opened the envelope she would find an invoice that would take the rest of her life to pay in full. But when she finally opened it.

Slide 13: 

Something caught her attention in the margin of the invoice.

Slide 14: 

She read these words: Paid in full with a glass of milk : Doctor Howard Kelly.

Slide 15: 

Tears of joy filled her eyes and her heart. She prayed :« Thank you lord, for your love has crossed the hands and hearts of man ».

Slide 16: 

Il y a un dicton qui va comme suit :Du pain jeté à l'eau vous revient. Il y a un dicton qui va comme suit :Du pain jeté à l'eau vous revient. There is a saying that goes like this: Bread thrown over the water returns to you.

Slide 17: 

An act of goodness that you do today can come back to you or someone that you love, when you are not expecting it. If you do not see this act of goodness returned, at least you will have made a difference in this world. And in the end, isn’t that what life is all about?

Slide 18: 

You now have two choices. You can pass on this message or make believe that you were never touched by it.

Slide 19: 

The hardest lesson in life, is to know which bridges to cross, and which to burn...

Slide 20: 

Many people pass through our lives but only real friends leave their imprint in our hearts.. Have a good day