A couple of days ago I was sitting in my Grandmothers kitchen and started to really just look around… I have been in this kitchen over a thousand times.. and for those of you who know my Grandmother and know about her specific talents would know this is the most logical place to be in her house because there is always something delicious in there.. but back on task.. she was preoccupied with making a casserole for something she was going to that night and as I was enjoying a piece of banana bread she made me eat.. I started looking around her kitchen and noticed that there were at least ten different little vases filled with sprigs of plants or flowers.. she had taken the time to put these sprigs that had fallen off one of the thousand plants she had in her yard in to their own vases so they could grow their own roots and live again. I have to say noticing this kind of got to me on this particular day because.. she really and truly makes the word benevolent have meaning…you see.. I know lots of people think their grandparents are the greatest..but allow me let you in on a little secret.. mine really are! ;) After losing all three of their children they really have faced tragedy after tragedy and somehow they are still able to selflessly continue to see the beauty in everything or everyone and take care of others without expecting anything at all. If you want to know more I am sure you can just google them because there has been article after article published about their philanthropy. But back to the reason why these little plants got to me.. that day I found myself up at her house because I had been struggling with some things going on in my life and really not handling it well and I knew the only thing that could make it better was my Mama. I had told her what was wrong earlier that week on the phone and of course she said she just wishes she could just fix it for me but did not know how…little did she know that not only did her hug make me feel better but she really did fix it by teaching me a lesson… Quit being the only attendee of this little pity party you are throwing… there really is no use in wallowing.. there are things and people to be taken care of. The truth of it is that I know if I even turn out to be half the person she is then I will be doing good..but people use to tell me I am just like her and I think I had lost touch with that person for a while. And that day I was reminded that If she can take the time to give life to a little ol’ sprig then I can certainly pull myself together and do what I have always done best.. taking care of others! So I’m back.. ready to Mama yo ass in a minute!
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