One Saturday I was picking up two storm windows from a nearby hardware store. I paid and was ready to lift them from the floor. A young man about 12 or 13 years old waiting after me and paying for his candy bar asked me if I needed a help. Surprised, I accepted his help and thanked him. In the car I was thinking that there must be many good things happening in the town like this young man did for me. On the way home turning into a side street, I saw a young man picking up a big falling branch from the middle of the street. I was sure that would have not been safe for drivers. When I passed him, I thanked him with smile. I was really excited to witness "kindness" within a matter of several minutes.
That night, I was thinking of all those kind memories during my traveling days long time ago: An elderly Italian woman with a black babushka and black long dress gave a homemade bread and wine on the train somewhere between Venice and the border with Yugoslavia (at that time, in the 60s), a law professor from Ankara, Turkey who gave me a quick lesson of Turkish so that I could function somewhat in Istanbul, a young Moroccan student who invited me to her dorm (which was open to the tourists as well) in Paris, and we could go to the Paris Opera with a student rate (!), a German friend and her family who opened their home and found a volunteer job for me in Cologne, a German lady in East Berlin train station who bought me a cup of tea when she found out that I missed a train to Czechoslovakia (again in the 60s), and many families at Kibbutz Ramat Yohanan, Israel which I call "home" as well as one in Germany still extend their friendship even after 40 years of absence.
It seems to me that under my present circumstance, I have to depend on my friends's kindness and my families' support. I am really grateful! So with the kind memories of my husband, I would like to say "Thank you" to my friends, my families and the strangers who extended their help. I know that there is a hope for tomorrow.
5 comments:
I'm so impressed that you were able to post a picture in your very first post :) Let's hope that as the week's go by you find more friendly people that go out of their way to help others!
If I can transfer my files (series list, storytime book list, learning aids, or multicultural book list...) to Google docs, it will be not only very convenient but also will save a time.
About Google Calendar:
When we started Gmail, Jill taught me how to use Google Calendar.
Good to be able to see all other programs which are happening in a same month.
Sorry! I was skipping Week 4!
When someone finds an interesting site, I used to say, "Where did you find it?" It was a slow way to approach to a modern world!
By using RSS, new information or entertainment will come to you.
It's definitely time saving. But my concern is that there might be too much information!! Well, I will enjoy it! Thank you, Jill and Melissa, for your help!
What I leaned this week is a very convenient tool than a blog especially when a group of people have to decide on something and yet they do not have a time to get together. Even 30 minute-committee meeting in the library might be a difficult task. One by one I am learning more about new technology and I am very pleased with the new knowledge!
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