i rec'd a call yesterday from someone in my past...say about 20...may 25 years ago...so out of the blue...so unexpected...in the course of the conversation...the catching up part...he started taking about conversations and moments that i had forgotten about...not given anymore thought to...but they had a huge impact on his life...
i am not saying these things to tout how wonderful i am...but to express how sometimes...the most smallest actions...or words...have such an impact on people...and things that we deem as simple...or unimportant...are vast in someone elses eyes...
it was a bit embarrasing when he went on about how i had always been a good friend to him...when others weren't...how i never judged him...as others did...how i encouraged him...when others deflated him...
i have to say...i was not conscious really...that i did these things...but when i got off the call...it really made me sit and wonder...about the things i am conscious of...we all as people have such a strong ability to raise up...or tear down people...which will we choose...it takes so little effort to say a kind word...or acknowledge someone's existance...but for that person...it may mean the world...
this call was a reminder to me...to be more aware of those around me...people are put in our lives...in our paths for a reason...will we make a difference in theirs?
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