Monday, July 13, 2009

Before I forget what made my day

Among other things, there was really one incident that made my day today. I was in Robinson's Galleria and I went in Bench to kill some time. I was looking through some clothes and when I saw something I liked, I asked the sales lady to show me where I can find more of those. So she started going through the stock quite frantically since it was kind of hidden behind other clothes. Until she found what I was looking for and showed it to me. Typical customer I was comparing the different designs until I noticed that all she was doing was pointing to the price but not uttering a single word. She gave out a little gasp of air, as if she was trying to say something when I realized something was different. So I asked, innocently if she can speak. Then she pointed to her ear and showed her special ID. Apparently she is differently abled. Couldn't hear much and couldn't speak. I smiled, laughed a bit and told her I thought that she had some sore throat that's why she couldn't speak. We both just smiled at each other. It was a pleasant surprise to encounter someone like her today (kudos to bench for giving them the opportunity to have a job at their stores). I'll be honest, my heart melted for her. Got me more thankful for all the blessings God has showered me all my life. And gracious for God has made things possible for differently abled people like her. I wasn't really planning on buying... I was just window shopping. I ended up leaving. Felt pretty guilty after that... I should have bought the piece.

So before I forget. Let me write it down.