Twinkies & Root Beer

TWINKIES AND ROOT BEER

A little boy wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God
lived, so he packed his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of Root Beer
and he started his journey.

When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old man. He was sitting in
the park just staring at some pigeons. The boy sat down next to him and
opened his suitcase. He was about to take a drink from his root beer when he
noticed that the old man looked hungry, so he offered him a Twinkie.  He
gratefully accepted it and smiled at him. His smile was so pleasant that the
boy wanted to see it again, so he offered him a root beer.  Again, he smiled
at him. The boy was delighted! They sat there all afternoon eating and
smiling, but they never said a word.

As it grew dark, the boy realized how tired he was and he got up to leave,
but before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around, ran back to
the old man, and gave him a hug. He gave him his biggest smile ever.
When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later, his mother
was surprised by the look of joy on his face. She asked him, "What did you
do today that made you so happy? "He replied, "I had lunch with God." But
before his mother could respond, he added, "You know what? God's got the
most beautiful smile I've ever seen!"

Meanwhile, the old man, also radiant with joy, returned to his home. His son
was stunned by the look of peace on his face and he asked," Dad, what did
you do today that made you so happy?" He replied, "I ate Twinkies in the
park with God." However, before his son responded, he added," You know, he's
much younger than I expected."