{"id":5480,"date":"2013-10-27T18:50:52","date_gmt":"2013-10-28T00:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/?p=5480"},"modified":"2013-10-27T18:50:52","modified_gmt":"2013-10-28T00:50:52","slug":"shoeshine-wisdom-most-people-say-that-they-are-lucky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.zmetro.com\/?p=5480","title":{"rendered":"Shoeshine Wisdom: “Most people say that they are lucky”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Human interaction is one of the many gifts that travel bestows. Random, unplanned conversations are truly a blessing with wisdom as a dessert.<\/p>\n

And so it was while changing planes recently, that I happened upon a 60+ year young shoeshine expert. This man had been through a difficult job change and recently returned to work shining shoes. <\/p>\n

Beginning to work on my 24 year old Allen Edmonds<\/a> wing tips<\/a> (great value), he looked up and asked how I became “successful”? I could only reply that God has blessed me with abundance<\/a>. I have been given a fabulous family, health and wonderful smart colleagues. <\/p>\n

Continuing to work diligently on my shoes, he added “most people say that they are lucky<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

“But, I know, that God gives it all to us.<\/em> We may not always understand why, but “every good and perfect thing comes from above<\/a>“.”<\/p>\n

He continued that after this unplanned job change, he went back to several former shoe shine customers who gladly gave him their business again. <\/p>\n

I had a similar conversation with a shoeshine family several years ago. They were some of the most friendly and generous people I’ve encountered while on travel. <\/p>\n

This brief conversation came streaming back into my mind after chatting with a friend who is fully recovered from heart difficulties. I replied to this good news with a “Thank God”. My friend thanked medicine. To me, it all originates with God’s grace. <\/p>\n

What a blessing it is to travel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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