Comments on: A gentle moment of recognition

By: Seth

Seth — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 18:46:57 +0000

I had what seems to be a similar moment last night. I parked in a “No Parking” zone in frant of someone’s garage, because there was scaffolding up in front of the garage, so there was no way it was in usable. When I came back out, I half expected to see a ticket anyway, and my stomache lurched a little bit when I saw a piece of paper tucked under my wiper on the driver’s side. It was a printed half sheet that said: “Resident of Apt. 227. Garage unusable due to construction.”

My only interpretation is that the residents of Apt. 227 had been parking there, and had created copies of those sheets so they wouldn’t get a ticket. The generosity of the action really spoke to me. I can imagine my reaction that situation, and probably many people’s reaction, to coming home and finding “some a$$hole” in my spot. My response would certainly have not included putting one of my fliers on the car to prevent the person from getting a ticket. The simple generosity of the act really spoke to me. The person (presumeably) just found another place to park, then made sure I wouldn’t get it a ticket. It really made me think about how I interacted with the strangers, and about responding with love instead of anger.

By: The Sam and BeckyBoo Show » Carnival of the Mundane XXIII

The Sam and BeckyBoo Show » Carnival of the Mundane XXIII — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 01:12:33 +0000

[...] Competing for Director of Serendipity are Vineeta Chopra and Marisa. The conscious pursuit of a good life is no match for the magical moment she had in a local convenience store. Or maybe it’s the other way around? No matter – instead of duking it out, they’ve decided to share, as only befitting the office. [...]

By: tallglassofvino

tallglassofvino — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 02:45:46 +0000

That moved me. I see a lot of still industrious elderly folk in SF, and I marvel at their stamina – some days, they certainly have more than I do. But when I see those that truly are frail, it makes me see how gritty and dangerous and callous our world really is, and that perspective is quite hard for me to bear.

By: MoDad

MoDad — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 23:29:39 +0000

You never cease to make me proud to be your father. I’m a little verclempt (sp?).

By: kate

kate — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 20:22:20 +0000

Wow, incredible post. It gave me goose bumps.

Thank you so much for sharing.

By: Em

Em — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 17:13:15 +0000

That is really beautiful, and so true. Maybe that is the purpose of getting old and decrepit? To shed some humanity on the world? At least it gives us a goal, right?

By: Jamie

Jamie — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 14:03:21 +0000

Fantastic post, what a writer!