Sunday, September 28, 2008

For the love of G-d

She did it for the love of God.

She strolled down the street with her hands in her shirt pockets, the humid and gray air building moisture on her forehead.
She did it for the love of God.

She chatted, laughed and then felt her hand graze over something in her pocket.
She did it for the love of God.

She looked down in surprise and to her shock and simultaneous amusement a folded $10 bill stared innocently back at her.
She did it for the love of God.

Stopping abruptly she turned her pocket inside out and let the green bill fall gently to the pavement below.
She did it for the love of God.

She stood around with her friends for a brief moment, discussing the fate of the $10 dollar bill.
She did it for the love of God.

She walked up to the man blowing leaves on the sidewalk and pointed to the money laying casually on the sidewalk.
She did it for the love of God.

"Go take it, " she said, "It's all yours. For it is our Sabbath and I cannot carry it."
She did it for the love of God.

She strolled away laughing with her friends at the leaf blower's bewildered look about the money that was no longer hers.
She did it for the love of God.

The question was posed; money or God?

And the answer was simple. The answer was clear.

And she did it for the love of God.

6 comments:

randomly ranting maidel said...

haaa so cute. I love how you tell this story with such a positive spin. Most people would be like oh man my ten bucks! That stinks, oh well. I love how you just did it wholeheardetly. Complete love for HKBH. Gevaldik Tzaddekes!!

Raizel said...

Hey Chica, thanks for the compliments. I am not the "She" in the story. The tzadekes is a friend of mine who wished to remain anonymous. ;)

justme said...

Raizel! I love your blog! everything is so clearly, and at the same-time, artistically and deeply put.
dont stop!!!
With love from Tzfat!
xoxo!
Auri T.W.

Anonymous said...

Raizel -- i'm speechless -- you are so talented (bli eiyen harah!!!) Thanks for sharing this with me!

Anonymous said...

Thank you dear,
great post...which makes our tiny tests so easy to handle :) I love it.

Anonymous said...

wow, i just cant belive that u actually writ ethese amazing poems!!!!!!!!!
they have so much meaning and depth in them besides 4 how amazingly written they r!!!
i can see u beezrat hashem soon becoming a very famous talented writter, writing 4 many publications!! (isnt that wat u wanted 2 do??!!?)