Be the Love You Wish to See in the World
How a woman’s effortless gesture had an enduring effect on me and others.
Every time Melissa and I walk our dogs, we have a habit of waving hello to every car that passes. We’ve gotten to know a lot of new people due to this practice. Still, I often wonder how many people think we’re nuts, seeing two strangers waving at them like old friends. You can learn a lot about people simply by witnessing their reaction.
I recently came across an article that I wrote in the 1990s when Melissa and I still lived in Massachusetts. The piece was published in the Worcester Telegram following an ongoing news story about a hit-and-run accident. Police were pursuing the case for over a week and eventually caught the driver, but the sadness of the story hung in the air like senseless tragedy often does. The woman hit by the car might have lived if the driver had stopped and called an ambulance, but that’s not how the story unfolded.
The insights I wrote about for the newspaper seem commonplace to me now, but this was all new to younger Bob living in Massachusetts in the 90s. Nevertheless, stumbling upon this story got me thinking that the message might be more important today than ever. The article was titled, “Thank You Ruth Harper, and Goodbye.”
This story is no longer available. It has been published in a new book titled: Insight from Hindsight: Stories that reveal what life is trying to teach you
Insight from Hindsight will be available September 2024 on Amazon in paperback, Kindle, and audiobook!
Bob, thank you for living and being you! I feel like your best friend loving you and Melissa, and being part of your extended family! I agree with the simple sweet gestures of waving and smiling at people, I know it brightens their day in someway.
I had started this article and came back to finish it, at first writing to you that I wish you had added one of your stories only to find it right there!
I so enjoy your kindness and insights, keep being great! Hello to Melissa too!!