There Is Such a Thing as a Free Lunch

So there I am, misty grey day, sipping a rapidly cooling black coffee, when a Frenchman behind me turns with plate in hand and asks: ‘Would you like this sandwich?’ He had ordered the wrong item and re-ordered and then offered me his lunch.

‘I couldn’t possibly’, I said…but he smiled and said, ‘why not’?

Why not indeed.

Many times we have asked for help in our lives, but how often do we accept the help and gifts of the universe when they arrive? Perhaps we expect the gifts to show up in a certain way or at the time that suits us; how many have we thus missed through simple non-recognition.

The sandwich sparked humour, conversation and debate. We talked of releasing grievances, forgetting old hurts and a positive future; Entente Cordiale over a sandwich!

So I can truthfully say that there is such a thing as a free lunch; as long as we simply say, ‘yes’.