The Kindness of Strangers
We tend to focus on the negative in life, and there's a lot of negative for me to focus on right now. With NYC Transit workers on strike, as a manager for the Long Island Rail Road, I have to be at the Forest Hills Station from 1-9 pm to assist customers who want to talk the Rail Road into Manhattan. That means 8 hours outsdie in the cold dealing with unhappy customers. Yesterday, however, two people saw my running nose and offered me a pack of tissues and wad of napkins, respectively.* For their compassion and kindness, I thank them.
*Yes, Mom, I did have tissues of my own, but not always the opportunity to use them right away.