kindness of others

It began with Maria, whose husband works for FedEx, saying that her farewell present to me is that when I have an intense craving, she'll overnight ship me whatever I need - tortillas, chocolate chips, etc. Fantastic!

A student told me how much she appreciates all I've taught her - which is always nice to hear.

Pam had told me about boxes of pocket dictionaries where she used to work, so I swung by there today and her former supervisor gave me all I wanted. He was very kind and supportive.

Then I went to find a storage space. I'd looked at several but hadn't felt quite right about it. This one though, was cheaper AND I felt better about it. AND the manager lived in Oregon as I did, has children in Alaska near where I lived, and used to be a teacher! She insisted that she give me boxes for books for free, tape, etc., and gave me great deals on everything and was very kind.

What a great day! On smoggy, very hot days like today, I wouldn't expect the extent of the kindness I experience.

The older I get, the more positive I feel about human nature. Sure, people have always been good to me, but it seems like with each passing year I see more examples of the kindness of others.