Being Alive and Well Fed

--by ilonka, posted Dec 14, 2011

This morning I asked myself a question: ‘What does being alive mean to me?’. The question eventually led me to this moment now. Well, isn’t it only to be in the now to be alive, anyways? Well, at this particular moment-right now - being alive means sharing the abundance of kindness in a story.

Two years ago, I was hitchhiking and a friendly man in his mid-sixties pulled over. Curt was brimming over with stories spiced with his joy for living. My journey to the chiropractor didn’t take it’s usual 3 or so rides. Curt altered his route to drop me off directly in front of the office 45 minutes later.

During the ride, I learned that Curt was just dropping off a van-load of free food for people in my small town. He did this weekly just because "It is so fun to bring people food which otherwise would have gone to waste".

Curt and his delightful wife Ruth started a non-profit, Respecting Our Elders, where they divert food that Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s were getting rid of to people who could use it. Their small operation, every week, feeds over 2,000 folks in Marin County, California.

Now comes the part which brings tears to my eyes. For the last two years, every week, rain or shine, Curt would stop by and bring me a week’s worth of food.

In my case, this tremendous gift allowed me to continue with my gift to others. As the creator of a positive newspaper called Positive News US, I was able to keep the newspaper alive, delivering free news to people all over the country. I will always be grateful for Curt's deicious gifts!

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Posted by ilonka
Dec 14, 2011
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Readers Comments

Joy wrote: Thanks for sharing your story. What beautiful acts of kindness.

pepperann wrote: Thank you for sharing your wonderful story, as well as the info on your paper. It has now been added to my "favorites" god bless and merry christmas

Lalitha wrote: God dwells amoung us, in different forms. For the folks in marin county, california he took the form of curt. Thank you for sharing this story with us. Stories like this are real boosters for many like me.

princessliz wrote: Nice, keep on passing on the kindness.

RMB333 wrote: Thank you for sharing such a wonderful story! Immense blessings to curt, his wife - ruth and ofcourse to you!

MakeSomeoneSmile wrote: That is great that Curt's act of kindness spurred you to do your own! Keep up the great work! :)

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