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Chivalry Lives


--by cabbage, posted Mar 20, 2009

   I was the recipient of a wonderful act of kindness this weekend; it was simple but much appreciated.

   After a graduation ceremony, there was a reception for faculty, students and their families in the student center. Well, we had to wait in a long line outside for quite some time.  (Even though they told us that faculty could go ahead, we didn't feel it was right to cut in front of the students, so we waited until ALL of them went in.)

   The weather was freezing and windy and I was shivering in my short-sleeved dress.  (Of course it was sunny earlier in the day so I hadn't brought a jacket.)  Imagine my delight, when, not one, but two colleagues offered me their coats!  I accepted one,
and was sooooo grateful for the warmth as we waited patiently for all the students and their families to go inside.  After the meal, another colleague lent me an extra jacket so that I could go home without freezing.  Again, I appreciated it so much because without it I am sure I would have gotten sick! 

   From now on I am going to keep some extra jackets or sweatshirts in my car so that if I ever see someone else in this situation I can help them as I was helped in my time of need.    

 

 

 

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Readers Comments

lmil1954 wrote: A lesson well learned cabbage how bout it? thanks for sharing this story. Love, Linda:)
bhappy wrote: That's so cool, helping a damsel in distress....I love Chivalry...Have A Sunshine day..Becki
tressyanne wrote: that is a wonderful idea. that is awesome. i went to my sons baseball game last night and my mother in law gave me a spare jacket that was in her car. we are supposed to have baseball weather here in Missouri, but it is more like football weather. :)
smiles to you cabbage.
tress
lovebug wrote: I always keep one or more jackets in my car, most people don't need them, but I do, I think it is wise to know what you need.

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