Wednesday, August 16, 2006
~My Gratitude~
*Based On A True Story ..
That has happened In My Realm..
Read on..
For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin.....But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid.Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.
If you think your life has never touched another,If you doubt your words have ever soothed a soul, If you believe that your compassion has gone unnoticed, Or your listening ear not valued as pure gold,If you ever doubt the power of caring gestures, Know that God is pleased with all the good you do; And for us, dear friends, we hope to return the favour, Of the kindness received so generously from you.
This page of mine is all about the gratitudes that others have done for me that I could never forget till the end of my days...
Somewhere, everytime of the day, there will be someone doing a random act of kindness. The Dhali Lhama said, "My religion is very simple. My religion in kindness." I try to be as kind as I can. Everyday, it doesn't matter who it is or who they are, they are worth it. I live by that.
~The Love That People Had Showed Me Throughout My Life~
What others have done for me... that I will never forget till my last breath...
My Real Life Story 1
**This is the day after I had an accident and I have to use the crutcher everywhere..
As I approached the front door of the public library in the west area, a white-haired gentleman stepped back to hold the door for me. You see, I have to go everywhere these days with a walker, and folks are constantly holding or opening doors for me, so this was not unusual.However, I told the gentleman that the door had an automatic opener, and he did not need to stay to hold it open. He said "Here I thought I would have an opportunity to be useful."At that, I backed up, let the door close, and allowed him to reopen the door, this time using the automatic control. His comment then was "Well, now I feel like I have accomplished something helpful and worthwhile today." We never know, do we, how someone else is feeling… we juniors seem to feel we can take care of ourselves at all times. That random act of Kindness brightened not only my day, but to my joy and delight, also the day of that kind, gentle, white-haired senior citizen. I felt a glow for the rest of the day, and, hopefully, so did he!So, gentle readers, never hesitate to offer kindness... you may find to your amazement that there is more kindness in your community than you ever believe possible.
My Real Life Story 2
All my life I have loved animals. Animals were never cruel to me like people often were. I had a friend whose cat I adored. She was beautiful and sweet. She was 19 years old and suddenly began to drop weight. The vet said it was diabetes and at her age, there wasn't a lot that could be done. Eventually, my friend and I had to make "The Trip" to the vet. I was standing outside the building crying my eyes out. What had made it worse was that I had also lost my cousin due to the same sickness as well and it just brought back so many memories. A lady pulled up in her car and parked. She walked up to me and said "You look like you need a hug. Do you want a hug?" and I ended up standing there, embracing a complete stranger while she stroked my hair and murmured understanding words. Her kindness will never be forgotten. How brave to offer that hug to a total stranger. I wish that I could tell her thank you again, how I will always remember her for her caring.
My Real Life Story 3
I was eating with my friends at a cafe at a ferry terminal when I suddenly felt the urge to go to the ladies’ room. I had a small pouch with me and I removed it when I went inside the cubicle. Later I went to meet up with my friends and when it was time to board the ferry, I felt something missing. I realized that that I had forgotten to take my pouch with me. I quickly ran as fast as I could to the washroom and when I went to check inside the same cubicle, the pouch was gone. I wanted to break down and cry and decided not to go on with the trip that my friends and I had planned. One of my friends came to me and I was on the verge of crying when suddenly a stranger came to me and asked, “Excuse me, did you lose something?" I said yes and he mentioned that his wife had found a pouch in the washroom. The kind-hearted lady reported it to the loss and found counter. There, I was given my black pouch back which contained quite a sum of money, my passport and two cell phones, one belonging to my friend. I immediately thanked the man and hoped their kindness would be repaid someday. If it wasn't for him and his wife, I wouldn't have spent the holidays at Bintan Island.I am glad that there are kind people who are there to help others in trouble. If you are reading this and had done a bit of kindness, thank you for passing the love.
-Farah
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