This past Wednesday I was walking from my car to the door of the clinic for a lab test. Since the huge snow this past week everything has been icy, with very few clear patches. The frigid cold has played havoc making salt useless.
So, I was walking like a penguin, the sun was in my eyes, as I was scouting out the safe spots to walk on. It wasn't exactly easy and my walking was not exactly good as I anticipate knee surgery.
Well, I don't want to say that I felt like a "little old lady" but a van pulled up to let someone out and this gentleman got out of the driver's seat, extended his arm to allow me to take his hand. He said, "I saw you checking out the best places to step..." Indeed, I took his hand telling him that was the nicest thing he could have done!
Such a simple, simple kind gesture of kindness...priceless! What an example! This will stay with me for a long, long time; I will certainly think how I might pass such an act of kindness to the next person. It really doesn't take much to be a generous, kind, thoughtful person. Thank you to that dear man who helped this "little old lady"!
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| At Mt. Ranier |
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