Last night our son came down with a truck and picked up a bunch of junk from our garage. We had missed garbage day a week ago and because of the schedule we would be ten days before the next pick up. Hot August days in Ontario do not lend themselves well to saving garbage.
It might seem like a little thing, but looking more closely reveals it’s a big thing.
He gets up at 5:30 am and drives an hour and a half to his job, and then of course another hour and a half home. We live an hour away from his home. So, yesterday, he spent 5 hours on the road! It only took him 20 minutes to quickly cut up cardboard and pack the truck so that things wouldn’t blow away. Then our six bags of smelly, decomposing crud sat on top of it all and he headed home. There is a dumpster at his workplace and he will deposit it all there in the morning.
I couldn’t even offer him dinner because we had a houseful of guests – so when he left here at quarter to seven he still hadn’t had dinner.
I can’t explain the gratitude I feel for him putting himself out like this for us - and willingly. He acted like it was no big deal.
I know he loves us. I’ve never had a doubt. Still in these expressions – in these moments of love in “action” he demonstrates that in such a solid unquestionable way – my heart swells with gratitude. Not that our garbage is looked after, but that we are blessed with the love of such a wonderful young man.
I’ve been working lately at “being” in the now. Well, in the “now” I am loving my experience with smelly garbage :0)
This is a classic example of "what goes around, comes around". I do believe you and your beloved wife have both taught him well the meaning of love. And yes, he is a wonderful young man, and you really are blessed!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing these wonderful insights at being in the now. They have a trickle affect, which I'm sure by now you are aware of. And they have created change in my life.... which creates change in those I love, and on, and on, and on it goes!
I love you tons, my dear friend!