Creepy...
You'll never believe what just happened...
Eric and I were eating lunch in front of the TV when we heard someone open the front screen door. I guessed it must be someone delivering a flyer and watched through the window to see them leave. To our great surprise, the solid front door opened next and a young African-American boy of about 8 or 9 years poked his head in and asked, "is anybody here?" I don't remember if we answered him or not - it wasn't entirely necessary since he was now looking right at us. Next he asked, "do you have anything for me to drink?" Too shocked to say anything, I handed him a bottle of water. He kissed it and left without saying "thank you." By the time he was out of sight, he still hadn't opened the bottle. I closed and locked the door behind him.
On one hand, it was my natural instinct to give him the water - that's what Jesus would do, right? (Okay, after he talked to the boy about living water.) On the other hand, I just taught this kid that it is not only acceptable but profitable for him to walk right into people's houses without knocking, which is likely to get him into serious trouble. More specifically, I taught him that it's a good idea to walk right into my house. The problem here is that I usually leave the door unlocked when I am home so my students can come in without interrupting lessons already in progress. Since I am always expecting someone, when I hear the door open, I don't even bother to look to see who it is. At least, I haven't in the past - I suspect I will now.
Eric and I were eating lunch in front of the TV when we heard someone open the front screen door. I guessed it must be someone delivering a flyer and watched through the window to see them leave. To our great surprise, the solid front door opened next and a young African-American boy of about 8 or 9 years poked his head in and asked, "is anybody here?" I don't remember if we answered him or not - it wasn't entirely necessary since he was now looking right at us. Next he asked, "do you have anything for me to drink?" Too shocked to say anything, I handed him a bottle of water. He kissed it and left without saying "thank you." By the time he was out of sight, he still hadn't opened the bottle. I closed and locked the door behind him.
On one hand, it was my natural instinct to give him the water - that's what Jesus would do, right? (Okay, after he talked to the boy about living water.) On the other hand, I just taught this kid that it is not only acceptable but profitable for him to walk right into people's houses without knocking, which is likely to get him into serious trouble. More specifically, I taught him that it's a good idea to walk right into my house. The problem here is that I usually leave the door unlocked when I am home so my students can come in without interrupting lessons already in progress. Since I am always expecting someone, when I hear the door open, I don't even bother to look to see who it is. At least, I haven't in the past - I suspect I will now.
posted by DenverSop @ 2:11 PM
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