Giving and Receiving

[Dale Marie]

on 14/2/02 4:59 pm, Andrea Innes-Michailov at andreaaCORP.IDT.NET wrote:

> In response to Dale:
>
> It just occured to me is that what is an issue here is being in the moment,
> as opposed to trying to get somewhere, always ahead of ourselves, not being
> where we are.  BEING where we are would require a response like picking up
> garbage, seeing what's there, reacting to it honestly.
>
> I often think of a young and crying pregnant woman who I saw sitting on the
> sidewalk in Manhatten in 1989.  Every inch of my soul wanted to go to help
> her but I did not. I still don't know how I could have helped her, I was
> only 22 years old then.  But there should have been a way, a how.
>
> Food for thought...
> Thanks for what you wrote Dale, it was VERY helpful & important.
>
> Andrea
>
Thank you Andrea.

It's sad you didn't stop to ask that woman if you could help her.  But maybe
that experience has served it's purpose for you as a reminder since then
that maybe you can be of help to other people in distress.  Don't beat
yourself up too much over it - you know, when you're 22 you often lack the
confidence to approach anyone showing signs of distress, let alone a
stranger.  I'm sure if you were in the same situation now you would stop and
see if you could help because it has obviously affected you, otherwise it
would have been a forgotten incident.

Regards,
Dale

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