The Good Nepali
A man goes to do laundry and has 75 cents and two dollar bills. The coin laundry he goes to is unmanned and has no coin dispensaries. He puts one dollar bill in the soda machine and presses return change to get it to convert his dollar bill into quarters that would pay for his laundry. It doesn't work. His dollar is stuck. The worst part is that he doesn't even drink soda. He thinks Dr. Pepper at least is tasty, purchases it, and of course a Fanta comes out instead.
The next day, he mosies on back to the laundry with a roll of quarters that he picked up from his local credit union. His tools are ready. He has his quarters, dirty laundry, and detergent. What could go wrong? An Ethiopian Orthodox priest and a Nepali couple are sitting at a bench inside. Our protagonist walks by them and puts his laundry in the washer. He reaches for his detergent and grasps it firmly with two hands. It's rock solid. This should be no surprise in the midst of a Mid-Western winter. The detergent was sitting in his car all day, and the subzero temperatures don't take kindly to this kind of behavior.
The Ethiopian Orthodox priest sees the man riding the struggle bus, and has 30% of his detergent bottle left, but does not want to waste what is left on the man. The Nepali couple grab the man's attention and tell him to use their detergent. Their detergent only has enough for one more load. The man thanks the Nepali couple and finally washes his laundry.
Who do you think proved neighbor to the man? Who pleased the living God?
Post Scriptum:
This fictionalized situation is based on a true story and reminds me of the Good Samaritan. You can find the Scriptural Good Samaritan in the Good News according to Luke 10:25-37.
Furthermore, we must love each other.