― Aeschylus
We have
friends, a married couple, who are incredibly kind. They are friendly and welcoming, and great
hosts. The other night, they hosted a
dinner at their home and invited people from different parts of their lives,
from their children's school and from their church. In addition to delicious food, guests were
treated to an impromptu performance by world-class opera singers and a pianist.
At the end of
the evening, one of the women guests expressed hesitation about driving home late at
night. The husband host offered to drive
her and her children home -- even though it would take him more than an hour to
do so. She said that she thought she
would be fine as long as she did not leave any later, so he helped her to corral
her children and to say goodbyes a little faster than might otherwise have
happened. The host walked the woman and her family to their
car and said that if she changed her mind on the way home to call him. "I'll be right here," he said.
Frequently,
when things are hard to do, they are made easier when we know that there are
people supporting us and ready to help when we need them.
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