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work for you as well as being worked by you. People always
talk about the kindness of strangers, but I know about it
first-hand.
Recently I stayed with friends in the little village of Wells
Next the Sea in Norfolk. Friday night, and again at breakfast
on Saturday, Bob checked the bus timetable with me. Surprisingly,
there were only two buses to take me to the train in Kings
Lynn on a Saturday – the one at 11:05am and another around
4pm. I settled on the early one.
I got to the little green where the buses stop at about 10:50am
and checked the posted timetable. Yup. 11:05. I waited, checked
my watch – it’s now 11:05. I waited. 11:15. I waited.
11:20 Still waiting. Now I was worrying. Only had ten minutes
to make the connection at Fakenham, and that window was now
gone!
There’s another bus line that goes through Wells, but
they go to Norwich, so I walked the 20 feet to that bus stop
to read their timetable. While I was doing that, a middle-aged
couple stopped at the bench where I had been to rearrange
their shopping, and looked worriedly at my bags. I explained
they were mine and told them about my ‘lost bus’.
The man who was quite large, sat down and opened a 2-litre
bottle of red pop and started drinking it. My first impression
was low class! While we were talking, a lady who had been
sitting on the next bench (it was warm and sunny now that
I was going home), came over and said the bus was permanently
off, as were several others. I put on my Best Bright Face,
and said I was in no big hurry and sooner or later I’d
get home. The big couple gathered up their stuff and said
goodbye.
The lady then sat down next to me. She’s the housekeeper
for the Priest at Walsingham, and was waiting for the 12:15
bus to go there. I used the opportunity to ask her about a
Shrine to the Lady of Walsingham. Some nun saw a vision there
in 1050 or so, but she said there had been a Shrine to the
Blessed Mother there for a long time before that. I smiled
and thought to myself, “another Sacred Place of the Goddess
hijacked by the Christians!”
Just then a car pulled up, and a man leaned out and said,
“Get in, we’ll drive you to Kings Lynn.” These
were the two people who had stopped at the bench earlier!
I sort of stammered I couldn’t afford much, and he said,
“Who asked for money? It’s a nice day. We always
take a drive on Saturdays, and it might as well be to Lynn.”
I accepted. When the Goddess gives, you take. They were such
kind people. My first impression had been so wrong (there's
a lesson there!)They took me right to the station, and I was
there by 1pm, so I was ahead of the game.
I thanked them, and promised to do something very good for
someone to pass this kindness on. I have a very large debt
to the Universe for this one! Now, every time I read this,
I will remind myself to thank them and send good thoughts
their way. MAY THEY HAVE BRIGHT BLESSINGS!
From
MommaWhiteCougar
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