The girl at the neighbourhood grocery counter was printing my receipt when an elderly gentleman rushed into the store.
"Please can you give me change for Rs. 500? I am going to the temple and I need it for the offering."
We smiled at each other as I bagged my vegetables.
The girl started counting out his money.
"You know" he explained "all this money belongs to God already. He is the one who gives and He is the one who takes. And it is He who decides how much to take from whom. My asking for this change is just His way of doing things."
"Please can you give me change for Rs. 500? I am going to the temple and I need it for the offering."
We smiled at each other as I bagged my vegetables.
The girl started counting out his money.
"You know" he explained "all this money belongs to God already. He is the one who gives and He is the one who takes. And it is He who decides how much to take from whom. My asking for this change is just His way of doing things."
