I was very impressed to see many people exercise immense patience as they waited for snow ploughs to clear their neighborhoods in the Washington DC area after being hit by the Blizzard of 2010. Of course there were people out there who were not so neighborly piling up snow in other people’s yard but the good nature of most Washingtonians balanced of the spurts of negative behavior.
What will amaze you are all the details that come into play…..taking care of homeless, elderly people who cannot shop for food like most people, transporting those needing dialysis and chemotherapy. One neighborhood street that was not ploughed had all the neighbors come out and shovel the snow because one of their community members needed chemotherapy treatment and needed to drive out. They put their driveways aside and came out to help their neighbor. Many others were helping elderly neighbors shop and shovel for them.
We MUST appreciate those who are working tirelessly and cannot stay home like some of us in the warm heated homes, the emergency workers, the snow plough operators, Metro rail and bus and the list goes on. Yes, the power company employees working tirelessly to restore power.
When a storm hits us we get to NOTICE how many comforts and conveniences we take for granted in our everyday life. After shoveling and having aches and pains we must be very grateful for the arms and legs and health we have to do what we need to do.
So in this wintery blizzard of 2010, round 2 is still ongoing here in Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia areas, let’s really appreciate all the creature comforts we experience every single day that we may not NOTICE so easily.
Stay warm….
Elizabeth Zachariah

www.bluemarble4life.com