Jesus Mary and Joseph people I just realized that I have emails from mid-January that need responding to! I knew I was behind on my e-duties but this is just insane! So, if you’ve emailed/commented/called/wrote/smoke signaled me in the last half a month or so I’m in the process of getting back to you tonight…sorry!
I should get back to what I was doing but I wanted to share this story with you right quick:
Yesterday I was walking out of the bank and a man was entering from outside through the door a few seconds ahead of me. He never actually looked at me but as soon as he came in the door he immediately whipped himself around to hold it open for me. After smiling and thanking him for being so gentlemanly I noticed he wasn’t actually looking at me but his eyes were seemingly trained on a spot right above my head. I happened to look at what was in his hands and noticed the long white cane with red tape on the end.
*nods* He was blind.
It threw me off for a moment because I feel as the “seeing person” I should have been holding the door for him, then it made me wonder how he knew I was coming since the door was between us, and what was even more impressive was that he had great manners.
I flashed back to a courtesy workshop I taught in high school where I actually had someone tell me that they don’t hold doors because they are too busy to be bothered with such “trivial bullshit”. I found it strangely ironic that a guy with full command of all his senses could be so senseless but a man who is missing one of the most cherished senses of all can take time to hold a door for someone he can’t even see.
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There’s a great ad campaign on right now, on TV, where it reminds people using humour that some blind people have partial sight. Legally blind, or even those wearing dark glasses and holding a cane or seeing eye dog, doesn’t mean they can’t see movement or shape, maybe only that they can’t read/drive/walk without assistance.
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Good luck on those emails! Holy cow! When you’re done maybe you can respond to some of mine
I’m with you on courtesy as long as it goes both ways – here in Alabama females often act like they’re _entitled_ to have doors opened for them and I’ve been on more than one date where a guy was literally offended if I got to the door first and went ahead and opened it either for him or for myself! I don’t think it should be gender-specific, but that’s just me. -
Small courtesies in this rude world are a gift. And they’re soooo easy to do. Two seconds in a day to maybe give just that little lift which generates its own positive stuff. How is that bullshit I wonder?
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Wow! So my goal tomorrow–and thereafter–remember to do at least ONE random act of kindness–even when I am feeling doen trodden!
Love ya!
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