Those unexpected moments
I had one that has really stuck with me, earlier this summer.
One afternoon on my way to work I bumped into a guy I knew, I barely knew him though - at the time I couldn't even remember his name or where I knew him from. He was looking a bit down and I just asked how he was doing, after a moment (you could tell he was debating whether or not to talk) he told me his best friend had just died back in Australia.
I just turned around and gave the guy a hug. We spent a minute or so like that, while he just sobbed into my shoulder and it's been something that has stuck with me since. The way we can have a moment where someone who is almost a stranger, can provide the comfort you need in a time of struggle.
He went back to Aus for his friends funeral and the next time I saw him was back to normal, but it was a profound moment for me.
One afternoon on my way to work I bumped into a guy I knew, I barely knew him though - at the time I couldn't even remember his name or where I knew him from. He was looking a bit down and I just asked how he was doing, after a moment (you could tell he was debating whether or not to talk) he told me his best friend had just died back in Australia.
I just turned around and gave the guy a hug. We spent a minute or so like that, while he just sobbed into my shoulder and it's been something that has stuck with me since. The way we can have a moment where someone who is almost a stranger, can provide the comfort you need in a time of struggle.
He went back to Aus for his friends funeral and the next time I saw him was back to normal, but it was a profound moment for me.
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