I had an acupuncture appointment at 7:00 p.m. tonight which put me in the "city" after dark. Places were well lit and there were a lot of people around so it felt safe. As I was walking past the Whole Foods Market I saw a young man sitting on a bench and I knew he was going to speak to me before he did. I felt it energetically. In a very quiet voice he said "Ma'am, can you help me get something to eat?" If I would have had money easily available I would have given it to him. However, I knew that I had spent all of the currency I could quickly put my hands on. I didn't want to make a stupid mistake and pull out my wallet and fool around getting money out of a zippered pocket where I had a few twenties. I told him I was sorry, but I didn't have a lot of cash available right now. However, I felt guilty about that. What if he was truly hungry and I didn't help him. I asked God to send him the help he needed. Then I said to God, if he's there when I pull the car out and go passed where I had spoken with him, I will see it as a sign that you want me to help him. He wasn't there. As I wondered through the parking lot to get to the street I think I saw him a little way off talking on a cell phone. It doesn't mean he wasn't hungry, it does make it less likely that he was truly in need.
I'm looking for the lesson in that encounter but haven't been able to figure it out yet. There is always a lesson.
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