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i did something.
i did something and i've kept it a secret until just now, and i don't know why but i didn't want anyone to know. i still kind of don't, but i haven't been feeling myself lately and wanted to remind myself of the person that i aspire to be everyday of my life.
a week and a night ago steph and murphy (her cute little dog) and i were sitting on my front porch. after much conversation we noticed a blind man walking across the street, and i mentioned about how much i admired the blind because they learn to navigate themselves so well around campus (and they really, really can). a few minutes later we noticed the man had crossed the street and was approaching my house. he walked up to the step and stood there trying to gain his bearings... he wore confusion on his face because wherever he turned there was either grass or a large step that he knew he shouldn't be hitting. steph and i looked at each other... do we say something?!
so i asked him if i could help him, that he was at my front porch. he wanted directions to el azteco, which is about two blocks away. i assisted him back on the side walk, gave him the best directions i could and he went on his way... until he made a wrong turn at the crosswalk into the neighborhood. so then... do we go after him?!
i ran. i caught up with him and explained the wrong turn. and then i asked if he needed my assistance to the restaurant, which he wanted. steph joined along and off we went for 2 blocks. but el azteco was closed. so, i walked him practically all the way back to my home to bdub's and helped him inside there for a bite to eat... but he didn't like how loud it was. so i helped him across the street again to georgio's... the pizza place he initially got lost walking from.
his name is jeremy. and he wants to go to msu. and he admires his brother because he's here studying for a hard subject, so hard he couldn't come out to eat with him. and he was all alone and wanted all the help and conversation steph and i could give him.
i can't explain how it made me feel. i don't really know. i don't want gratification. but i guess what i do want to say is, never be afraid to offer a helping hand and never be afraid to offer more than that afterward. sometimes, yes, it may go unappreciated... but sometimes you can feel god himself walking beside you.
i hear there's a thunderstorm or rain rolling in tonight. that's exciting, i haven't fallen asleep to that in the house yet. good night everyone.
i did something and i've kept it a secret until just now, and i don't know why but i didn't want anyone to know. i still kind of don't, but i haven't been feeling myself lately and wanted to remind myself of the person that i aspire to be everyday of my life.
a week and a night ago steph and murphy (her cute little dog) and i were sitting on my front porch. after much conversation we noticed a blind man walking across the street, and i mentioned about how much i admired the blind because they learn to navigate themselves so well around campus (and they really, really can). a few minutes later we noticed the man had crossed the street and was approaching my house. he walked up to the step and stood there trying to gain his bearings... he wore confusion on his face because wherever he turned there was either grass or a large step that he knew he shouldn't be hitting. steph and i looked at each other... do we say something?!
so i asked him if i could help him, that he was at my front porch. he wanted directions to el azteco, which is about two blocks away. i assisted him back on the side walk, gave him the best directions i could and he went on his way... until he made a wrong turn at the crosswalk into the neighborhood. so then... do we go after him?!
i ran. i caught up with him and explained the wrong turn. and then i asked if he needed my assistance to the restaurant, which he wanted. steph joined along and off we went for 2 blocks. but el azteco was closed. so, i walked him practically all the way back to my home to bdub's and helped him inside there for a bite to eat... but he didn't like how loud it was. so i helped him across the street again to georgio's... the pizza place he initially got lost walking from.
his name is jeremy. and he wants to go to msu. and he admires his brother because he's here studying for a hard subject, so hard he couldn't come out to eat with him. and he was all alone and wanted all the help and conversation steph and i could give him.
i can't explain how it made me feel. i don't really know. i don't want gratification. but i guess what i do want to say is, never be afraid to offer a helping hand and never be afraid to offer more than that afterward. sometimes, yes, it may go unappreciated... but sometimes you can feel god himself walking beside you.
i hear there's a thunderstorm or rain rolling in tonight. that's exciting, i haven't fallen asleep to that in the house yet. good night everyone.