Hearing the HINT

It was a great learning experience for me yesterday, my best friend invited me out to lunch to have a relaxed time together to dream and talk over our lives and where we are heading. After getting our food, an aquantance of ours walked up and began to converse with us. The conversation went on and we asked what he was doing there. His answer was one which causes you to pause and actually forces you to make a choice before responding. He layed out a very subtle hint, without imposing, that he wanted to sit and eat with us. We invited him to dine with us. Now, the comment my friend made to me regarding his choice was a great learning experience. Though we wanted a realxed time together to dream, he said, "God has a great way of showing us what life is all about." He was citing the fact that our lives are not our own or that "a man is not an island unto himself." Instead of talking over our dreams and plans for the future, we listened to the dreams of another and encouraged and shaped the life of another. Good time for me to see how to grab onto peoples hints and live for others.