Francis was unfamiliar with the section of Assisi in which he found himself. A couple of times, he ended walking into cull de sacs and had to turn around to retrace his steps. It was just past sunset when Francis came upon the scene that changed his life forever.
As he rounded a corner near the bakery district, he saw two beggars fighting over a loaf of bread. Being totally unaccustomed to seeing violence that close and personal left Francis feeling violated and offended. “What's wrong with these two that they cannot just work out a way to share the loaf.” It seemed to him that any two children over five would have seen the obvious solution of sharing.
But then, his inner vision shifted. Just as disgust for the two scrappers was about to overwhelm his senses, Francis saw the pair as the frightened and hungry children that they were. Disgust melted as compassion washed over and through him.
(to be continued)
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