Blessed Honesty

As I said earlier, the little farm stand we run is based on the honor system, and for the most part, it has worked quite well. There is a secure metal box attached to one end of the trailer, with a slot at one end to accept money; people usually leave the appropriate amount for our produce, and we don't have to stay at the stand, leaving us free to do other things. There have been instances where a bunch of pumpkins have been stolen all at once, then others where people haven't quite paid what they should for what they've taken. It is difficult to understand, but such is the risk of honor.

Now, on the other side of the cornfield, there are those that offer something more than mere money for our wares, something... priceless.

The first time it happened, I thought; "well, someone is just well-wishing". Although the crucified Jesus is certainly my least favorite image of him, I figured we were blessed by someone.


When it happened again, I thought "how blessed we are, people really care about our mortal souls, and they like what we are doing here, and this is their seal of approval".

This one even had a prayer on the back!

Okay, so the third and fourth times it happened, I wondered if it was the same people leaving religious tokens, and were they leaving them in leu of money or in addition to it? Did they have a collection of this stuff, and didn't quite know what to do with it, and saw a convenient delivery slot? Maybe their message wasn't that they liked what we were doing, but felt we needed saving, as we are really bad bad people?

Then, like a sign from above, a note reassured us that all was okay.

Honesty really is a great thing, and though we try not to be like Charlie Brown being fooled by Lucy with the football over and over again, it's so important to be able to trust people. Along with love, it really is what makes the world go 'round.

So, keep spreading the love and trust around to everyone you meet, and whatever religion or ideal you believe in, may it guide you to a happy and fulfilling life.

-Dave