A true Christmas Story

Posted 12/8/16

It was a cold, windy morning. The more I thought about the politics, the battle lines, the unnatural disasters...the tighter I gathered the lapels of my jacket.I was on a mission though. I had to pick up 250 bags of nut-free candy for all of the

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A true Christmas Story

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It was a cold, windy morning.

The more I thought about the

politics, the battle lines, the

unnatural disasters...the tighter I gathered

the lapels of my jacket…I was on

a mission though.  I had to pick up

250 bags of nut-free candy for all

of the students at my school. I was about

to pay the cashier when a little Christmas

miracle intervened.

The gentleman ahead of me in line exclaimed

 "Wow! What's all that candy for?"

I responded, "Oh, it's a long story. 

You really don't want to know?"

The tall man in the hooded sweatshirt

just smiled and said, "Oh, I think I do."

"Ok, You see, each year on December 6

(St. Nicholas's Feast Day) students remove

 their shoes and place them in the corridor

 outside their classrooms. St. Nick makes a

secret appearance and when class is over, the

kids rush to the corridor to find their goulashes

brimming with candy.   It's a tradition."

As I was reaching into my wallet to pay the bill,

the gentleman smiled and with a nod and a twinkle slipped in

his credit card  ...   paying  for the entire purchase.  Speechless,

 by this unsolicited, selfless act of kindness to complete strangers,

I was about to thank him when with a mischievous

wink, he whispered, "Merry Christmas  and spread

the Good News..." Then in a flash he turned with a jerk, melting

into the hectic mob of shoppers.

Scurrying to bag my bundles, I tried to find him in the parking

lot ...  strangely the wind had ceased ... and the world had

 just got a whole lot warmer. 

Merry Christmas

Stephen Andolfo

Warwick

Stephen Andolfo is a teacher at St. Rose of Lima School.

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  • richardcorrente

    That guy must have been Him!

    He always comes around this time of year.

    Happy birthday...Him.

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