The Good Side of Humanity

If you watch the evening, morning, or afternoon news, you might think that there is no good left in this world.    I'm sure that we can all recount stories of someone doing the right thing at the right time for the right reasons.    Here is one such story......

One of my Best Friends is a widow.    She lives far, far away moving for financial reasons after her husband passed away unexpectedly after changing jobs.  He was literally a week eligible from being able to get life insurance from his new job (they checked as due to a health condition no one would insure him.   The thought they could go the few weeks without it before he switched jobs).   She is a single mom who basically lives on her small salary and her social security.   It is hard especially when you are caring for a growing boy. 

 

Last week, she realized that she had a water problem.   Her front yard was flooding.   She called the water company who came out and informed her that it was her problem as it was the pipe coming out of her house.   Here's what happened (what tv character says that?)

First a friend who has a son who is a plumber apprentice came out to look at it.   He was all set to fix it for just the cost of material.   But then he realized that he couldn't and called a friend of his.   Who knows what he told his friend, but when the plumber came out he told my friend he would fix it.   He gave her a quote that was unbelievable.   She knew it.   He knew it too and asked her not to tell anyone this unbelievable amount.   Especially since he was installing new water pipes requiring him to cut through sheet rock, the stone of her house and all the other stuff.    Even with this, she didn't have the money.   He told her he only needed $600 upfront and she could pay the rest over time.   (Yeah, that happens a lot!).    She was able to borrow $300 from her parents, but obviously not enough.   Dear Hubby and I would have been happy to help as we've done in the past; but she needed the money the next morning..........

She goes to work the next morning.    In her mailbox is an envelope with her name on it and nothing else.   She opens it and it has $200!     After lunch, her mailbox has a second envelope with just her name on it again.   This envelope has $100!    

So remember this story while watching the news today.    That although all the bad news makes the headlines, there is a silent majority out there doing the right thing for the right reasons without asking for anything in return even acknowledgement.

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