What you did is commendable and quite appropriate, I think. "Elmer L. Fairbank" wrote:
> Just got back from lunch and there was this half-frozen coed standing in a > snow squall with all her luggage at a bus stop, sobbing her eyes out. I > asked her if she was OK (duh, you have to have some kind of opener), and > through a series of very pointed questions (she was too upset to offer > info) found that she probably had missed her ride to Baltimore ( a ride, > not a bus, just a convenient location, plus she didn't have any way to get > hold of the people giving her the ride to find out if they were late or had > already left). I gave her my name and number and told her if she got stuck > here to call and she could join us for dinner tomorrow rather than sit > alone and miserable*. I then got her to call her parents and tell them her > plight. Then my bus came and I was gone. Should I have done more? Is > there more we can do for complete strangers. If it were my daughter I > would hope someone would have compassion on her.** Did I overstep my > bounds as a stranger in "pushing" the conversation? Should I have offered > her a ride to Baltimore, a 10-12 hour round trip? The poor thing made my > heart melt watching her anguish. Her tears were freezing to her cheeks, > for heavens sakes. > > Till the getting too complicated for his feeble little brain > > * I also made sure she had a place to go home to tonight, that is, wasn't > locked/shut out from her usual quarters and sleeping in the street) > > ** My daughter called me from the Atlanta airport this summer in a similar > state. She was tired, sick and hungry, coming back from Brazil, had lost > her passport and boarding pass and had no one to pick her up in Salt Lake > if/when she did get there. I gave her a strategy, which she followed and > it all worked out. I was almost ready to call my good friend Scott McGee, > though. Had I heard from her again while still in Atlanta (with bad news, > that is) I would have. > > ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland �Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on� � Winston Churchill Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author�s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^^===============================================================
