My grand daddy told me this story I was 12?
I will never forget what he told me
It was a story about faith in luck?
My grand daddy said he knew this gentleman named Sam
Sam was a regular guy whom had a good heart
He didn't have a lot of money, or did he drive a fancy car
Sam was a seldom lucky person?
Luck came to him every now in then
Years before Sam had luck, real luck!
Something happened one day?
Every night Sam prayed in asked the lord for help?
He said lord all I ask is to be rich!
He prayed?..I want more money, a nice house, better cloths
As always it was just a prayer
Sam is in his 50's, he has a wife in family
But he don't have the resources like he use to have
One night as Sam prayed he gets a response from ..GOD!
GOD?..Say's Sam my son I hear your prayers every night
So what would you like me to do for you my son?
Sam says?...Sweet Jesus!
You hear me?
I want more money lord, a nice house, a knew car
For my family
GOD!...Responds okay I can do that?
But you only have one flip of the coin
If the coin lands on what ever you have chosen then I will grant that to you?
But if it lands on what you didn't chose then you are to be poor forever?
Sam says?..Wow! could I think about this father?
The lord grant him a little time
Sam walked around his city, going to every homeless encampment he knew
Talked to every homeless person he seen
He later went home in hugged his wife in cried like a baby
He told his wife, The lord spoke to me today?
He gave me an option?
If I win the coin flip?..I am rich forever, If I lose then I am poor forever
He told his wife?..I have been so stupid, that I couldn't see the future?
The lord gave me an option?..But yet he gave me a vision
I never needed to be rich?..or have a nice home, or have a knew car
All I needed was to see others whom have lost the coin flip
In whom are doomed from greed!
All I am today, I am because of my choices
We are misunderstood @ some point? .....As a people
We are all............... born rich!
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O.G. Tone (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: This poem is about a man named Sam, whom was granted a very unusual situation, he asked the lord to be rich, but the lord said to him he would grant him his wish, but he have to win the coin flip, if he lose he was to be poor forever, it is a poem about faith in luck.
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Very inspirational, keep up the hard work!
Thank you Ms.Chloe ...!!! In fact this is a true story, glad you enjoyed.
Yearning for wealth when you have it right inside of you, is not very smart. Well spoken!
Thank you ! ..Seek this is one of my favorites, its a true story, I guess why it has a real feeling.
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