Being Human.........
Nov. 1st, 2006 03:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
patgundOn my lunch break, I decided to take a walk. Ended up on the old NC&O track towards an abandoned and rotting tresle right in the middle of the wetlands.
On the way back, I saw the woman I ran into before, trying to tidy up the camp that her (and other person or persons unknown) lives in.
Once again, I told her I was just walking the tracks. Then. seeing the huge trash bag she was trying to carry, (she's maybe 5'3" or so), I told her since I was heading back out, I'll take the trash to the railhead for her. She said it was heavy, and I said no problem.
Her face lit up, and I got a torrent of "thank you sir, thank you!" in Southern-accented English. She also told me her name was Martha. I introduced myself to her. She acted like a confused bird, flitting up to me then backing away.
I told her to have a nice day, she thanked me again, I shouldered the bag (she was right, it was heavy), and brought it to a dumpster up by the railhead.
I figured she's got enough problems on her plate, that being human and showing some kindness towards another human was the least I could do. Sometimes lightening someone's load means shouldering a heavier one for a short time.
On the way back, I saw the woman I ran into before, trying to tidy up the camp that her (and other person or persons unknown) lives in.
Once again, I told her I was just walking the tracks. Then. seeing the huge trash bag she was trying to carry, (she's maybe 5'3" or so), I told her since I was heading back out, I'll take the trash to the railhead for her. She said it was heavy, and I said no problem.
Her face lit up, and I got a torrent of "thank you sir, thank you!" in Southern-accented English. She also told me her name was Martha. I introduced myself to her. She acted like a confused bird, flitting up to me then backing away.
I told her to have a nice day, she thanked me again, I shouldered the bag (she was right, it was heavy), and brought it to a dumpster up by the railhead.
I figured she's got enough problems on her plate, that being human and showing some kindness towards another human was the least I could do. Sometimes lightening someone's load means shouldering a heavier one for a short time.
