Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Thank You Fairy strikes again, thank you Amira


A very dear friend of ours was compelled to tell the Thank You Fairy story at work , Her name is Amira and here is her story

Thank You Fairy
So ... I go to work today and I have something stuck in my chest ... there are 20 thoughts in my head, but one keeps pushing the others out of the way, "tell someone the thank you fairy story today .... why today? ... Ive known them a whole year, why today and why wont it go away so I can focus on my work?" I walked straight over to a woman I speak to occasionally ... she knew about me getting hurt and hugged me, asking how I was healing. I said, "I'm getting a little better every day, but I wanna tell you a story ..." and went on to tell her the whole story of Brooke. I'll never forget her face. How it went from a grin "oh goody a story" ... to surprise "oh wow! a scholarship cool" ... to shock "what? she died?" ... to confused "why is she telling me this?" ... then I told her the "Thank you Fairy" part and she starts to hold back tearing eyes ... I told her that I was pulling a shift for Brookes father today, and that I wanted to thank her for being a genuinely loving and caring person, and that I can always count on a smile or kind word from her in passing ... and I could never tell her how often that little smile made my day when everything else was falling apart. I barely got the words "want to thank you" out before she was crying. I gave her a wink and walked away. 2 hours later, she passed me on her way to the break room. She stopped .. and held onto me like I was a long lost child ... she was crying again. She said, "Amira sometimes you go through the motions day after day, but inside you wonder what worth your life really is ... then the Lord sends someone to tell you that you do have worth to someone. Thank you for reminding me" ... I went ahead and told her the rest of the story after that, about you on the plane, and the sign once you got there. The moment I questioned why it wouldnt leave my thoughts, I knew why ... I was supposed to tell it to her. She needed it .. TODAY. I told it to 6 more people after that ... I thought 7 was a nice number to stop at for one day. I figure there are about 350 people on my shift ... 7 people per day ... so it will take me about 50 days to make rounds for Brooke. I hope I can learn to get through it without tearing up soon .. it takes a lot out of you when you watch their faces like that.

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