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Sam was telling me something the other day. He had been arguing with a friend once because this friend claimed no one in the world really cared for anyone anymore. Sam is ever the optimist and claimed he was wrong. After many words and a lot of frustration Sam left his apartmentin the rain. While he was out he decided to stop in the grocery but just as he got to the store his contact lens popped out. Now this is in the middle of the French Quarter in New Orleans and normally if you saw someone crawling around on the filthy sidewalk you would tend to cross the street. The rain is really coming down now pretty good and he is desperately trying to find his contact in the dark. Soon an Asian woman walks up and speaking no English she and Sam communicate thru sign language. When she realizes what has happened she gets down on the ground too. Soon an older couple arrive and ask what has happened. They too, sans umbrellas, are on the ground. Now there are four soaking people on all fours searching for the lens. Then yet another couple arrive and begin helping. Six are on the hunt and the rain is now horrendous!
After some minutes a police car pulls up and the officer shines his search light on the area. At last the Asian lady finds the lens! Sadly the lens is broken but Sam doesn't have the heart to tell them it is. He pockets the lens, thanks everyone and then the Asian lady signs that she would like a picture of all those who helped as a token of her visit. Everyone poses in the rain, arms around each other, for the photo.
When Sam gets home and tells his friend what has happened the friend has to relent and agrees he was indeed wrong and that people do care. Is there anything better than regaining faith? Maybe there is. Maybe that something is (knowinglngly or not) being part of what helps someone regain their faith and in turn strengthening your own. Those people will never know how far they reached out to others that night. Blessings and may you have the opportunity to help someone in just this way.
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Hi!!
I just watched the movie "A Knock on the Duir". Wow!! Was it amazing!! Are you affiliated with them? They have some fascinating art!!!
Jan -
I got a little chill when I read this entry. Kinda renews one's faith in the human race a bit, eh?
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what a wonderful story! it is a blessing to have faith renewed, or to help someone find there way back.
That is wonderful that so many people in the rain, no less, would help search for a contact lens.
Jan
5/28/04 7:20 AM