J Wade's blog: "Day by Day"

As I drove around the city today, I made a few stops along the way from the gym. The conversations I have are certainly unique, and I'm sure everyone runs into these same people. Nevertheless, some of the convos. are pretty interesting.

I stopped at a gas station first, and the clerk has a son who had just broken his arm days before. Mind you, I never met this person before. However, she continued to tell me how it happened and what they're doing to help him along the way. A lot of people don't like these kinds of conversations because it can be really uncomfortable to be presented with such a situation. But I guess this is where I'm different.

So, I asked her questions. For example, "exactly where did he break it?" and "Does he feel like a robot or superman with the cast now" And yes, he does feel like a robot btw. She was still in half a panic because that was the first time her child had hurt himself this badly. But when I asked her questions leading to the robot idea, she started calming down to the point she could breath normally again. Honestly, the child wasn't too scared or anxiety from the incident. He broke his arm after wrecking his bike. That boy apparently thought it was awesome to show his friends the cast.

Very long story short, we don't always know what strangers are going through. There are people who can cope with their axiety pretty well, and then others may try to hide it and keep going. Sometimes, a simple conversation can help with a bad situation. I try not to judge anyone based on an outward appearance. Like everyone else, I can mess up and judge the wrong people sometimes. But, it doesn't help to do your best to help others, even if it's a simple gesture. After all was said and done, I also felt good about the situation of a stranger telling me an example of a life story.

I finally made it back home and I've barely gotten up off of my couch. But at least I was content. Y'all have a good day, alrighty?!