The Kindness of a Walk in the Rain

"Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance each day."
~ John Wooden

It was raining when I was ready to leave a luncheon the other day and I did not have an umbrella, so I decided to wait a little bit.  I ended up having a nice conversation with a woman I know.  Although we are several years apart, we used to ride the school bus together when we were in elementary school and we spent some time talking about our school and our adventures with its nuns and teachers.  The rain did not let up, so this woman offered to walk me to my car with her umbrella.  As we approached my car, I thanked her, but she told me she would wait and continue to cover me until I got inside and closed the door.