Evangelism? I don't think so.

Ok, so I wasn't exactly handing out tracts, an activity that I strongly disagree with and have never engaged in, but I did spend my lunch hour on the street handing out pamphlets to passersby, telling them about what my company does.

And may I say that I have brand new respect and pity for those who do this on a regular basis, or heaven forbid, as a job. Do you have any idea how hard it is to stand there with a smile on your face, searching for the few individuals who will give you eye contact and be willing to let you hand them something? It is mortifying I tell you! Anyone who needs to experience those feelings of rejection should give this a try for an hour or so.

In future, when passing someone giving stuff away on the street, I will look at them, smile, and take whatever they're giving away, if for no other reason to help them get rid of their stack and be able to get off the street. Please join me in taking pity on those poor brave people (and do smack me upside my head if I ever consider volunteering for such a task ever again!)


PS
And just in case anyone was actually interested in my views on evangelism, I'm the one looking for a t-shirt that says this:
"Preach the gospel at all times and when necessary use words."
--St. Francis of Assisi