Day 136j: Fort Chiswell wide Open … (September 12, 2019)
And finally I ambled into the outskirts of Fort Chiswell, and rolled into a highway-side Denny’s. I did so to procure some air conditioning, some rest, and some water, and yet what I received instead was a delicious vegan meal (courtesy of manager David) and a huge helping of enamored kindness (from waitress Kristen) to boot …
“Where are our heroes? Where are our role models? Why are we leaving youth behind and laughing at the ones who still remain? Why not help each other out instead? Why not simply be decent and giving and kind? With just a little grace – with just a little compassion we can all change the world. We can all exude Love for all and everyone nearby because we can always remember that we’re all stumbling back and forth through life. I myself want more community. I want helpers and guides and I want to be the same for others. So I ask myself each day – Am I helping someone right now? Have you ever lost something by teaching what you know, or learning what you don’t? Have you ever lost something by helping someone in need, or letting someone help you? Have you ever lost something by loving, or allowing yourself to be given to? In comparison, how much have you lost by meeting another with fear or callousness or ignorance and hate? Everything, of course. Those choices have us losing everything. And so I will choose to Love. Yes, I’m scared and shy, of everyone and everything, and I’m afraid to make a fool of myself; to be laughed at; to not be what people would like me to be. And yet I will choose to Love anyway – because that’s the sort of person I want to be … So let us all remember today: beauty is not who you are on the outside, it is the wisdom and time you gave away to save another Soul who is struggling just like you.” ~ inspired by Charlotte Eriksson & Shannon Alder
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