Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Watching out for One Another

Many years ago I worked at a small hotel in a major East Coast city. There was an older, homeless woman who would panhandle in the neighborhood. When she got enough for a couple of nights in the hotel she would check in and try to extend her stay by seeking enough money for another night at her usual stand. Every time she checked in she needed to fill in the registration card which included a space for permanent address, One of the secretary's would send a letter to the address on the card.
There came a long period of time when no one saw "Mary" and we, sad to say, stopped looking for her. Then, out of the blue the secretary "Susan" had a charming lady stop by to see her. It seems that "Mary" was homeless and in need of medical attention. Her family had been looking for her for more than a year without any luck. When she checked in the last time she gave an address that was accurate for her family, they came and found her, took her home and she got the medical attention that she needed.  She had come back to thank "Sue" for the persistence of her effort to locate her family
Now, we may not be able to help in such a dramatic way but if we are persistent in our efforts to help each other we can make things a bit better for all of us.

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