Cereal For The Soul

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CEREAL FOR THE SOUL-

A sweet and charming little old lady came up to me at the

supermarket about 5 months ago. She had strict orders from

her doctor to avoid artificial ingredients, but she couldn't read

the ingredients on the cereal box and was asking me for some

help.



"No problem," I instantly said. I picked up the box and indeed,

it's a shame that the print was so small that even I had to struggle

to read it. It turned out that it did have artificial ingredients.



With a slightly dejected face, she explained, "I'm struggling to

have a decent breakfast in the mornings, because although

I love porridge, I don't have enough energy to make it myself.

So I need to find something instant that doesn't have artificial

ingredients."



Just then, I had an idea. "Well, I make my own muesli out of

natural products and if you could give me you address, I would

be happy to bring you some of my own home made muesli."

She happily gave me her address, which happened to be an old

age home (a cottage, though, not the boarding section).



When I got home, I hastily put a pot on the stove and mixed the

oats, nuts, seeds, and other ingredients and "roasted" the

ingredients in the pot. I put in a large container to keep it

sealed and drove myself to the old age home.



This fragile, old lady was just thrilled to see me. I advised

her to put the cereal in the fridge because it would last her

a very long time. Cereal wasn't the only thing making her

happy, though: "You are the first person who has ever offered

to help me. And you actually followed it through."



I think it is so sad when people offer to help and then don't

follow through on their promises.



I am now a regular visitor to this lovely and charming little

lady and every time I visit, she has milk tart and other goodies

and we enjoy a nice cup of tea. Sometimes, we even go

out to the beach and she loves to sit on a bench and look

out towards the sea and watch the waves.



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