The gift of gratitude

I am minded of a small act of kindness, gently performed, such grace and patience and, behind that, principled love - a carer who gave dignity and honoured the life of my Dad while he was in his last years of a long and eventful life.

She listened as he told his tales of high seas, high adventure - "New York, New York" just after the war!

Did she know about what happened in Singapore?

And I stood on the other side of the bedroom door, amazed at the ease with which he told his story to a woman the same age as me, yet had never related to my ears...from then I started to ask the right questions, and in 2 wonderful years from his 95th year, I found out who my father really was - and it was such a gift.

I wonder at it even now.

What have you learned to be grateful for? Is there anyone in your life who has opened up a new way to communicate with someone who matters to you?

The gift of gratitude

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