Nice things can happen. At least here they can. If I repeat myself, then so be it: The little town in which I live seems to resemble an adult Italian version of Sesame Street. Three Stories of nice things:
1) Frequently my wife and I take a walk in the country side. About a half mile out of our Piazza we pass a small apartment building in which there lives a one eyed dog by the name of India. She barks “Hello” to us as we pass by. We wave back. One day, she barked, we waved, and then about ten minutes later the rains started to come down. Upon our hasted return, a man we did not know, came out of India’s apartment with an umbrella for us to continue our walk. India barked “Hello” again
2) A while ago I had fallen and was in some discomfort when I walked. I was in need of a cane; but there were no canes in the local stores. Suddenly, in our Piazza there was a man who I had noticed before, walking with a limp – and a cane. I asked him in my best/worst Italian where he got that cane. He told meet to wait a minute. He got on his phone. I thought he was looking for some translator program on his device….in 5 minutes his wife drove up and handed me a cane out her car window. Go figure.
3) The other day as I was walking home from the grocery store, I got a tap on the back of my shoulder. I remember being slightly irritated because the sidewalks are narrow here and I assumed somebody was tapping me so they could hurry by. No. It was a mother and daughter who had noticed a Fifty Euro piece (Circa $55) had fallen out of my back pocket – and they were returning it to me….
2 quotes:
- “Do unto others as you wish others do unto you.” -Confucius”
- “Do unto others, before they do unto you” -Attributed: -“Project 2025”
