We were on our last leg of the trip home from Florida today and my transmission on my truck revealed a cracked seal and we were once more, on the side of the road with my precious horses with many decisions to make before the sun goes down. Situations like this used to cause me to become negative and think of all my problems and allow the Why Me song to start up in my head but I have learnt over time to be thankful for what I have and not to sweat the Small Stuff and today, I received another huge reminder of just how lucky we are. My darling wife Em made a few phone calls and within an hour and a half, two very proud tow truck drivers from Mississippi turned up to our rescue. Their accents were so strong that we could only hear every second or third word they said and I am positive that they had the same problem with our Australian Twang also but their attitudes towards life and their sense of humour and care free attitude and will to help was intoxicating. The wonderful gentleman that drove my horses and I to a barn for the night (where they now all rest safely) was regaling with me with many stories of his past and he spoke with an ease of a life well lived and a road well travelled and it was then that our conversation turned to family. Within the time it took to drive several back roads to the barn, he had openly shared with me that in his seventy years on this earth, he had to attend the funeral of his beloved brother and two of four of his precious children and lay them in the ground well before their time. He spoke about it like you would any other story of the past and I was blown away by the strength of a man who could carry on through it all and yet I could tell by the look in his eyes, that he carried on for them, as a way to honour their worth in his life. I may have to spend a couple of thousand dollars more on this trip than I expected and my plans back home may have to go on the back burner for a while but I have absolutely nothing to complain about. I will call my family tonight back in Australia and tell them how much I love them and let them know that whilst ever I breath the same air as them and see the same moon and sun raise in the sky, that I will be thankful for their presence in my life and think of them and tell them I love them often. Tonight, I will say a prayer for this precious and noble gentleman, that he and his family will unite once more and share the love that I saw shining so strongly out of his eyes. I felt this weigh heavy on my heart tonight as I said good evening to my precious team, that I needed to share this here as a reminder to myself and to others, to reach out to the ones we love and let them know of their incredible importance in our lives while they are still here to here it.
Posted on: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 23:33:34 +0000
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