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to convert him to Christianity?
A woman asked a man out for dinner one night. The man is a wheelchair-bound tissue seller whom she passes by regularly at Tiong Bahru.
The post was made by Facebook user Laura Yee yesterday, around 10.03pm. She wrote about her dinner date with the elderly man and posted a photo of him smiling and having dinner.
In just 18 hours, the post had garnered over 8,000 likes, 1,200 shares and 40 comments commending her for what she did.
Wrote Laura:
"So… this morning on the way to work I asked a guy out for dinner tonight. He declined, pointing at the stump where his right leg would have been, (in Mandarin) 'No, no, ppl will stare at me. It's too inconvenient.' 'Haiyah, don't worry! We can stare back at them!' haha. Oh well, I try! :P
"But in the end he said yes! He agreed to meet me outside the MRT in front of McDonald's at 7pm.
"There wasn't anything very urgent at work today, so I left a little earlier Reached Tiong Bahru MRT at about 6.15pm and there he was! Waiting for me! Ok la, not really waiting for me, but he was there on his wheelchair going about his daily trade, selling tissues.
"'Hello Chia yeh yeh!' 'Mei you're early! See, I'm wearing a new shirt just for you!' Hehe. Am glad that he was just as excited So off we went to HK Café and I must say, I had a really really good time. Even in my half-baked Mandarin, we managed to talk about his life, my life.
"How contented he is with whatever little he has. He taught me to live each day with a heart of deeper gratitude and greater thanksgiving. And to realise that I have more than I need. Far more than I really need.
"Was I aware that ppl were staring at us, changing seats even caus of the smell from his dingy wheelchair, glancing over at our table ever so often...? Yes I was. But it was then I was reminded that just like with true love, and the love God has for us, loving the poor comes at a risk, big or small. But it is when we take that risk and go out of our comfort zones, do we then see that truly, we don't live for ourselves alone. I thought of all the times I had chosen to walk away, all the times that my actions were merely to salve my conscience rather than the genuine desire to love, to love the way God loves us.
"How far I fell short. How far we all do.
"After dinner I asked if I could pray for him Said a simple prayer of blessing and protection over him. (got a friend to translate it earlier..hanyinpinyin rocks!)
"'Thank you, Mei! I had a wonderful time tonight! Next time it's my turn to buy you dinner ok!'
"Hehe, such genuine appreciation. Gave him a side hug and off he went with his new baju and angpau (yes, you can also give angpau even though you're not married.)
"Thank you Jesus for the opportunity to be a blessing. My heart is full."
A woman asked a man out for dinner one night. The man is a wheelchair-bound tissue seller whom she passes by regularly at Tiong Bahru.
The post was made by Facebook user Laura Yee yesterday, around 10.03pm. She wrote about her dinner date with the elderly man and posted a photo of him smiling and having dinner.
In just 18 hours, the post had garnered over 8,000 likes, 1,200 shares and 40 comments commending her for what she did.
Wrote Laura:
"So… this morning on the way to work I asked a guy out for dinner tonight. He declined, pointing at the stump where his right leg would have been, (in Mandarin) 'No, no, ppl will stare at me. It's too inconvenient.' 'Haiyah, don't worry! We can stare back at them!' haha. Oh well, I try! :P
"But in the end he said yes! He agreed to meet me outside the MRT in front of McDonald's at 7pm.
"There wasn't anything very urgent at work today, so I left a little earlier Reached Tiong Bahru MRT at about 6.15pm and there he was! Waiting for me! Ok la, not really waiting for me, but he was there on his wheelchair going about his daily trade, selling tissues.
"'Hello Chia yeh yeh!' 'Mei you're early! See, I'm wearing a new shirt just for you!' Hehe. Am glad that he was just as excited So off we went to HK Café and I must say, I had a really really good time. Even in my half-baked Mandarin, we managed to talk about his life, my life.
"How contented he is with whatever little he has. He taught me to live each day with a heart of deeper gratitude and greater thanksgiving. And to realise that I have more than I need. Far more than I really need.
"Was I aware that ppl were staring at us, changing seats even caus of the smell from his dingy wheelchair, glancing over at our table ever so often...? Yes I was. But it was then I was reminded that just like with true love, and the love God has for us, loving the poor comes at a risk, big or small. But it is when we take that risk and go out of our comfort zones, do we then see that truly, we don't live for ourselves alone. I thought of all the times I had chosen to walk away, all the times that my actions were merely to salve my conscience rather than the genuine desire to love, to love the way God loves us.
"How far I fell short. How far we all do.
"After dinner I asked if I could pray for him Said a simple prayer of blessing and protection over him. (got a friend to translate it earlier..hanyinpinyin rocks!)
"'Thank you, Mei! I had a wonderful time tonight! Next time it's my turn to buy you dinner ok!'
"Hehe, such genuine appreciation. Gave him a side hug and off he went with his new baju and angpau (yes, you can also give angpau even though you're not married.)
"Thank you Jesus for the opportunity to be a blessing. My heart is full."
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must give a bit of money to received more money mah 
