Post by stefdarlin on Mar 7, 2008 13:50:02 GMT -5
Okay, I am wondering if you all might like this one. I saw something the other day that made me stop and think. It also made me feel very good inside. I realized that in the world today it is so easy to point out what is bad or wrong and gripe over it. But what about things you see, people you observe, doing something that lifts your heart or makes you proud.
I thought it might be a good idea to add this thread, and as you go about your day, if you see something that someone does for someone else: a gesture, a thought, anything that can lift the spirit, we could put it here. For example:
The other day as I walked into the grocery store there was an elderly gentleman resting on the bench just inside the door. He was an army veteran of WWII and he was wearing a hat that displayed this fact. Another gentleman, who was leaving the store, saw him and stopped. He looked at him, approached him and extended his hand to him. He grinned and told him, "Sir, I would just like to say thank you, for everything you did, for me and my family." The older gentleman took his hand and they shook. As the gentleman who thanked him walked away I saw a smile cross the old mans face and he got up and walked out.
I admit, the whole thing brought a tear to my eye. But it also lifted my heart that a complete stranger would go up to a veteran and tell him thank you for fighting for the freedoms he and his family have. It also made me stop and think, the next time I see a veteran, I will not hesitate to tell him, or her, thank you.
I thought it might be a good idea to add this thread, and as you go about your day, if you see something that someone does for someone else: a gesture, a thought, anything that can lift the spirit, we could put it here. For example:
The other day as I walked into the grocery store there was an elderly gentleman resting on the bench just inside the door. He was an army veteran of WWII and he was wearing a hat that displayed this fact. Another gentleman, who was leaving the store, saw him and stopped. He looked at him, approached him and extended his hand to him. He grinned and told him, "Sir, I would just like to say thank you, for everything you did, for me and my family." The older gentleman took his hand and they shook. As the gentleman who thanked him walked away I saw a smile cross the old mans face and he got up and walked out.
I admit, the whole thing brought a tear to my eye. But it also lifted my heart that a complete stranger would go up to a veteran and tell him thank you for fighting for the freedoms he and his family have. It also made me stop and think, the next time I see a veteran, I will not hesitate to tell him, or her, thank you.