SEEKING HUMAN KINDNESS

                       

Tomorrow is a big day for me. I will spend an hour undercover holding a sign on a street corner. 

I am afraid! I'd be lying if I said I wasn't. I am afraid of the humiliation I will face. I'm afraid of how strangers will view me in that moment. I'm afraid for my own safety, though I will have a phone, pepper spray and a near by spy watching for my safety. 

I am afraid of many things, Most of all I am afraid that I will be disappointed in humanity. What if someone laughs at me? What if someone is snide or hateful? How will I feel when people drive past as of I'm not there. Afraid to look at me in the eye?

I'm afraid that no one will reach out a human hand of grace.
I'm afraid! 

But with fear I also feel hope. Hope for a loving and accepting hand. Someone to look me in the eye, treat me like an equal and meet me where I am at that moment. 

I am very careful to keep my deception here at a minimum. I will not hold a sign asking for spare change or promises of work for food. I will hold a simple cardboard sign that simple reads....

"SEEKING HUMAN KINDNESS" 

And that my friends is the exact truth. 

I will promptly donate any gifts to the local shelter along with a gift of my own. I will not be abusing peoples generosity anymore than needed for the sake of this undercover project. 

I just thought I'd share my heart tonight as I plan for a big day tomorrow.