The little things.......
Well, today is a bit chilli with this cold snap and all but I'm doin ok. I've been fighting the flu bug for the last week and now I'm getting over it.But anywho, I'm gonna continue with my life story at the time I left PA.
As you already know I was drinking heavily at that time and started out hitchiking across this land,(after spending two months with the bottle in WV) looking for a place to "start again". Well, I ended up in the small town of Danville VA. The first thing I did was get settled in at the local bar. Then on Monday morning I set off in search of a job. I guess God was watching over me that day because I met a man who still sticks in my heart to this day. His name was Jim E. (I won't reveal his last name in case he would want to remain annonymous) I stopped this fellow on the street to ask where I could find the local unemployment office. He was a friendly enough fellow who instead of taking me to the unemployment office, took me to his place of employment. By the end of that day I had accomplished two things, I had a job and a place to stay. I was on my way with a new vigor and was going to build a great life for myself.
Aftyer about three weeks Jim saw how bad my drinking was and pulled what I consider to be one of the greatest tricks ever pulled on me. One evening after work he asked me if I was in any hurry to get home. "Not really", I lied.(what I really wanted to do was go get drunk) He said he had to stop off somewhere for about an hour or so.We walked into this nondescript little building on the main street of town where there were several people gathered drinking coffee and seeming to have a wonderful time just being there. "What is going on?",I wondered. Then someone said "I would like to call to order this meeting of alcoholics anonnymous." Why that low down dirty rascal. He tricked me into what would one day save my life. I went to a few meetings after that but the only thing that stuck with me was that there was someone who wanted to help and ask nothing in return!!! To me, this was unbelievable.That man is still in my heart today and I can only hope to be as much of an example to someone else someday as he was to me.
You see, to me it's the little things that matter in life. A nudge in the right direction, a smile, or just trying to get through to a hard headed twenty-four year old kid. Jim tried to help me in many ways while I was in that town but I guess I just wasn't ready yet.
Well, now that I'm on the way to getting my life straight I remember those people who tried to help me along the way and I thank God for them. I believe God puts people in our lives when we need them so we can learn from whoever they may be.
As you already know I was drinking heavily at that time and started out hitchiking across this land,(after spending two months with the bottle in WV) looking for a place to "start again". Well, I ended up in the small town of Danville VA. The first thing I did was get settled in at the local bar. Then on Monday morning I set off in search of a job. I guess God was watching over me that day because I met a man who still sticks in my heart to this day. His name was Jim E. (I won't reveal his last name in case he would want to remain annonymous) I stopped this fellow on the street to ask where I could find the local unemployment office. He was a friendly enough fellow who instead of taking me to the unemployment office, took me to his place of employment. By the end of that day I had accomplished two things, I had a job and a place to stay. I was on my way with a new vigor and was going to build a great life for myself.
Aftyer about three weeks Jim saw how bad my drinking was and pulled what I consider to be one of the greatest tricks ever pulled on me. One evening after work he asked me if I was in any hurry to get home. "Not really", I lied.(what I really wanted to do was go get drunk) He said he had to stop off somewhere for about an hour or so.We walked into this nondescript little building on the main street of town where there were several people gathered drinking coffee and seeming to have a wonderful time just being there. "What is going on?",I wondered. Then someone said "I would like to call to order this meeting of alcoholics anonnymous." Why that low down dirty rascal. He tricked me into what would one day save my life. I went to a few meetings after that but the only thing that stuck with me was that there was someone who wanted to help and ask nothing in return!!! To me, this was unbelievable.That man is still in my heart today and I can only hope to be as much of an example to someone else someday as he was to me.
You see, to me it's the little things that matter in life. A nudge in the right direction, a smile, or just trying to get through to a hard headed twenty-four year old kid. Jim tried to help me in many ways while I was in that town but I guess I just wasn't ready yet.
Well, now that I'm on the way to getting my life straight I remember those people who tried to help me along the way and I thank God for them. I believe God puts people in our lives when we need them so we can learn from whoever they may be.
posted by Robbie at 9:32 AM
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