This is a story of a man who works in a big factory.
I have seen him for years but I never pay any attentions to him.
He was a little bit weird, I think. A little bit short. A little bit dirty.
He always wore an old red hat and he always carried a rubbish bag.
He usually spent his break time and his lunchtime by walking around in that
old big factory to collect the unused tins scattered around the place.
I have been following him for years and years, does not matter it is hot or
cold. I followed him whenever he walks to his old pick up car in a very cold
weather when the snow fell down onto the earth.
I saw him there, with a lot of rubbish bags, which were full of aluminum
tins. He threw them into the back of his car then he got into the car.
After that, I got into my car as well and we were raced until we reach the
exit door of this wide, empty parking area
Today, I was fixing one of the broken machines in the factory when this "tin
man" came with his bag. As usual, he picked up the tins, which were around
the place. My manager was standing there to watch me. He was worried about the delay
caused by the machine that could affect the production in the factory.
When I finished my job, I heard my manager asked the "tin man" about what
he's gonna do with those tins that he has collected. I never even thought
about this kind of question, because I always had an assumption that this
"tin man" would destroy those tins in the recycled place.
Unexpectedly, this "tin man" answered, "I will give these tins to my
neighbor, he had an epilepsy and he can not work".
I was so shocked to hear that, so I asked him, "You mean you collect all
those tins just to help your neighbor?"
"I know this does not help much", he said. "But I give everything to him,
because he can not work. He had a lot of weaknesses".
Right in that factory, I found my self was slapped in front of Jesus. This
"tin man" who only wore a T-shirt and an old red hat and carried a rubbish
bag, which were full with the aluminum tins, but he has made an evident of
Christ.
It was the most beautiful moment in my life, which had made me humble
everyday in my lifetime.
"Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The
Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward
appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart." ( 1 Samuel 16:7)
