Rose Picker

Riding around, just for the pleasure of it, I came across a market in front of a school. It looked interesting enough so I rode in. Suddenly, a very angry lady stood in my way demanding that I dismount. I told her that I considered all things and then made my own choice. I rode away.

When I got home there was a man in my garden getting ready to pick a rose. "Stop!" I called to him. "Don't pick the roses!". He looked me right in the eye and said, "I consider all things and then make my own choice." He picked a rose and walked away. I was floored, but conscious of God.

- Brent Belchamber - USA (January 2003)