Day-Changer
Do you ever have those days that just, for lack of a better word, suck?
I have bronchitis this week. Which will probably mean a month of bronchitis but you live and you learn, right?
Anyway, this has been a stressful week in so many ways. And then yesterday I was blessed with two amazing day changers.
Day changer the first:
I was sitting in the HBLL just reading some book or other passing the time between classes. I knew that I should be studying, or catching up in the classes i am oh so behind in, but i just couldn't. It felt like such a feat to even be going to classes.
Then a boy walked past me. I am not sure if this blessed, choice Son of our Father in Heaven was dealing with some kind of autism, or just having a panic attack, but he was clearly and visibly troubled. There was a part of me that thought "I should try to help him." And then I got scared. Why would this boy who didn't know me want my help. And so I sat. I sat and I read and I did NOTHING.
But then I witnessed a miracle. Some other boy, some other Son of our Heavenly Father who was blessed with oh so much more patience and love that day than I was stepped up to the challenge presented. He came over, talked to the boy who was in a panic, and led him outside where he proceded to help the boy in a panic calm down.
I sat there for the rest of the time I was in the library thinking about these two boys. They may have passed each other daily on campus, or this may have been the first time that they met. But I can guarantee that they both walked away from this experience forever changed. I know I did.
I should have done something. But there is part of me that is grateful that I didn't so that I could see this tender interaction between two strangers.
Day changer the second:
I was home. All alone. And had been for hours. It was just me and the TV, watching re-runs after I had finished my homework. Well, I did one part of the homework that is overdue, then my body gave up. So I was curled up on the couch doing nothing important.
And someone knocked on the door.
Honestly I didn't even want to get off the couch. I felt miserable and didn't want to deal with healthy people. But I am oh so glad I did.
Two of my dear Divine Comedy friends had come over and brought me soup so that I would feel better. Then they stayed and chatted with me so that I wouldn't be lonely anymore.
I am so grateful to Stacey and Tori for coming. It was just what I needed last night. I needed a reminder that there are people who live closer than my parents do who are willing to come over and just take care of me when I am sick and irritable and rude and should probably just be left alone. But they didn't leave me alone.
So what?
One day soon I want to do the same thing for someone else that these fantastic humans did for me. I want to be a force for good in the life of someone around me so that they can look back and think "man, i am grateful for megan coming and changing my day for the better."
And I would challenge you to do the same.
I have bronchitis this week. Which will probably mean a month of bronchitis but you live and you learn, right?
Anyway, this has been a stressful week in so many ways. And then yesterday I was blessed with two amazing day changers.
Day changer the first:
I was sitting in the HBLL just reading some book or other passing the time between classes. I knew that I should be studying, or catching up in the classes i am oh so behind in, but i just couldn't. It felt like such a feat to even be going to classes.
Then a boy walked past me. I am not sure if this blessed, choice Son of our Father in Heaven was dealing with some kind of autism, or just having a panic attack, but he was clearly and visibly troubled. There was a part of me that thought "I should try to help him." And then I got scared. Why would this boy who didn't know me want my help. And so I sat. I sat and I read and I did NOTHING.
But then I witnessed a miracle. Some other boy, some other Son of our Heavenly Father who was blessed with oh so much more patience and love that day than I was stepped up to the challenge presented. He came over, talked to the boy who was in a panic, and led him outside where he proceded to help the boy in a panic calm down.
I sat there for the rest of the time I was in the library thinking about these two boys. They may have passed each other daily on campus, or this may have been the first time that they met. But I can guarantee that they both walked away from this experience forever changed. I know I did.
I should have done something. But there is part of me that is grateful that I didn't so that I could see this tender interaction between two strangers.
Day changer the second:
I was home. All alone. And had been for hours. It was just me and the TV, watching re-runs after I had finished my homework. Well, I did one part of the homework that is overdue, then my body gave up. So I was curled up on the couch doing nothing important.
And someone knocked on the door.
Honestly I didn't even want to get off the couch. I felt miserable and didn't want to deal with healthy people. But I am oh so glad I did.
Two of my dear Divine Comedy friends had come over and brought me soup so that I would feel better. Then they stayed and chatted with me so that I wouldn't be lonely anymore.
I am so grateful to Stacey and Tori for coming. It was just what I needed last night. I needed a reminder that there are people who live closer than my parents do who are willing to come over and just take care of me when I am sick and irritable and rude and should probably just be left alone. But they didn't leave me alone.
So what?
One day soon I want to do the same thing for someone else that these fantastic humans did for me. I want to be a force for good in the life of someone around me so that they can look back and think "man, i am grateful for megan coming and changing my day for the better."
And I would challenge you to do the same.
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