The kindness of Strangers
Today the check-out line at the supermarket went on forever! Only one line on a Sunday…Please!
People were getting really fidgety and starting to mumble … You know how that one goes – it starts with a mumble and develops into … baaad words!
But wait – a superhero appears! She is about 5 years old, standing next to her mommy, watching everyone with her very big eyes.
She smiled shyly, took a book out of her tiny backpack and in her halting, sweet, 5 year old voice began to read us all a story.
Those frowns turned to smiles as we all disappeared into the wonder of a tiny child’s magical world.
Thank you.
Happy Chinese New Year!
How fortunate we are with the diversity of cultures and the opportunity to share in many joyful celebrations!
This year on the Chinese Lunar calender is the Year of the Black or Water Snake. A wonderful custom is to cleanse the house, sweeping away any ill fortune from the past year, making room for in-coming good luck!
GONG XI FA CAI! (Wishing you prosperity!)
How fortunate we are with the diversity of cultures and the opportunity to share in many joyful celebrations!
This year on the Chinese Lunar calender is the Year of the Black or Water Snake. A wonderful custom is to cleanse the house, sweeping away any ill fortune from the past year, making room for in-coming good luck!
GONG XI FA CAI! (Wishing you prosperity!)
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Thank goodness things like this happen. It reminds us of the good, I think, inherent in all us humans. Sometimes it's hard to see, but it gives me faith that if I'm open and honest and brave, the world will be a happy place.
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