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Goood Morning SuperForest,
We just got in a heartwarming letter of friendship and compassion from SuperForester Rob…
“Dear Superforesters,
Hey there. I’ve emailed you folks a few times before thanking you and whatnot. I wanted to share a story with you that I think you might like. It was brief and subtle but it changed my life tonight. I was sitting on the floor of a large empty hallway of a hotel talking to my friend on the phone. Sometimes we “Therapist” each other, this was one of those times. I noticed an older-ish woman, maybe early 60s, walking very slowly down the hallway towards the exit. As soon as I saw her I could tell something was off, I could feel it. As she got closer I could see she was trembling and mumbling to herself. She seemed to be approaching me so I greeted her and she responded in a mumble of “are you okay?” I told her I was fine I was just chillin out and asked her the same. The incoherent mumble and body language said no. It was strange and awesome, I couldn’t understand what she was saying but I could feel it. I asked her if she needed a hug. She was reluctant but then accepted and once she did she held on so tight. I could feel her relief. It felt like she had been craving some kind of love for a long time. I asked her if she needed to sit down. She said yes. We sat down on some odd couch-like furniture. We sat together and I asked her some questions and used listening skills. She didn’t tell me what happened tonight but I could extract from the scattered words that she was rejected somehow at the hotels nightclub/bar/restaurant thing. She was wearing a black old fashioned dress. She was frail. You could feel her loneliness. We held hands and tears were in her eyes. I think she was aware of the oddness of the situation because she would say something as if she was going to take her leave but then remain next to me. I got the feeling she wanted me to take her away from whatever was hurting her but I realized that it was just my feeling of wanting to do so. I remained alert and present. I knew that all I really needed to do was be there with her. It felt like I had been training my whole life for this. I’m not sure what we laughed at but we laughed at some point. It was a soft laugh. We shared several more hugs and held on tight each time. I told her she seemed like a wonderful lady and not to worry what anyone says. She smiled. Teary eyed. She said something like “this helped.” I hope it did. She then decided to go back to the club/bar thing to get a ride from a girl she knew (I don’t know what she was planning on doing before). As she walked away, just as slowly as she came, trembling, mumbling, I wanted to do more for her – but what? This was so spontaneous. Her obvious brokenness made my little problems seem even smaller. The whole time it felt like – this is so real. This is so what we’re here for. This brief human experience. We’re here together. Two forms of the same thing. What else is there to do but love? I do hope it helped, it sure helped me. Thank you older-ish lady. I will keep you in my heart. My friend was still on the phone. I picked it up and told him what happened and we talked about how everyone wants to be loved. And that’s my story. Once again, I love the site. Thanks.
Sincerely, Rob Angelitis”
Dear Rob, consider yourself a member of the Team! Bravo to you, good sir. For your compassionate action and selflessness, we salute you.
Love,
Jackson & Team SuperForest
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