JUST ONE PERSON...

Week in and week out, I am absolutely amazed at what we overlook in our day to day lives. Last week, a lovely woman approached me and said she owed me an apology. I had no idea what the was talking about. Apparently, as she explained, she had snapped at me during a conversation that I honestly cannot recall from a few weeks back. At any rate, the woman said she had been feeling a terrible burden of guilt ever since and stuck out her hand and said, "Can we start clean?" I shook her hand and reassured her with a smile that there was no problem and admitted that while her face seemed familiar, I could not recall the incident much less being treated badly. She was rare. Here was someone who had a conscience and no ego.

From what she told me, she was having a bad day and had many problems on her mind when I casually asked how her day was going. She claims that was the point at which she "snapped" at me. The thought of this woman feeling riddled with guilt and remorse for some behavior that was so out of character for her actually made me feel badly for her. Unknown to me, that was a burden she was carrying inside of her. Thankfully, she ran into me again. I honestly explained that even if I had been able to remember the incident, "We all have our moments and bad days. Don't worry about it". She was relieved and my faith was once again restored that there are good people around who are not caught up in a selfish maelstrom. These are the good people who will give of themselves. One day, someone will most likely reciprocate and give back to them.