I was so touched by this Christmas card!

[Tuffcookie]

Found this card in my mail yesterday. The name and address did not ring a bell with me. Imagine my surprise to read the following:

Cindy,

You may be a little surprised to receive this card. I'm the AT & T guy who appeared at your door on a snowy day last March. It was a Sunday, dark and cold. I remember this well because I was in a bonus situation in my job where I would receive an extra $100 for my 10th sale of that weekend. I needed 3 for that Sunday and had 2 after 2 1/2 hours. I had about 3 hrs. to get one more. It was getting cold, darker, later and it would not stop snowing. I was running out of time when I decided to go to your area to try a few more doors before giving up and going home angry and beaten. I happened upon your door and you said yes quickly and with a smile. After a very frustrating day which included mean and stupid people I left your house grateful and happy. I remember thinking "She's on my Christmas card list!" And I was doing that job in the first place because I had lost my other job a few months earlier, and this after buying a house and getting married. I'm doing much better now, but I wanted you to know that you were responsible for a bright spot in a very bleak period for me.

Thank you. Ray

Well, do I have to tell you, that card brought tears to my eyes! Sometimes, when we least expect it, we touch people without even knowing it!

Merry Christmas my DIS friends!

TC

 

[TigerBear]

WOW! I think the story is incredible, but what is even more incredible is that he took the time to share it with you. Thank you for sharing it with us.

 

[honeywolf7]

Wow! That was wonderful of him to share that with you.

 

[jwsqrdplus2]

How neat! I teared up while reading his note also! It is amazing how far a little kindness will go!

 

[aunt lissa]

That is so incredibly sweet! I have so much respect for those who show their gratitude!!!

 

[nealymouse]

Oh my Gosh what a beauitful note. I was thinking "Readers Digest" the whole time I was reading your post !!

 

[snoopy]

That is amazing, TC! You must be so proud to have received it, and to have impacted this person's life so positively. Way to go and Merry Christmas to you, TC!

 

[DocRafiki]

Wow -- that is so nice! I would be so paranoid that the person would read that note and think -- "what a freak!"

 

[NHAnn]

That's a lovely story ....a tribute to the AT&T guy AND to you!!

 

[doxdogy]

That is wonderful, thank you for sharing it with us. It brought tears to my eyes as I was reading it to my husband. His reponse (and he is quite the cynic), was WOW!

 

[Princess Michelle]

That was very sweet of him! Thanks for sharing it with us, Cindy.

 

[Krisu]

It's like something out of "It's a Wonderful Life"

 

[Dan Murphy]

Very nice, TC, very nice. Thanks for sharing that bright spot. Merry Christmas.

 

[ennazus]

How come we don't have a smiley face with happy tears? :*-)

 

[nativetxn]

What a wonderful card to receive. Sometimes we don't realize how important a smile and kind word can be to others. You are a kind person TC. I'm glad someone besides your fellow DISers has realized that truth

 

[Serena]

 

[Disney845]

What a great gesture that he had the courage to send you that note, and after all of these months. Your kindness must have really impacted his life (perhaps greatly so if he was in serious economic trouble and really needed that extra money that you helped him to earn). It is just another small indication of how little we really know about the lives of others, and the personal difficulties they might be facing, and how a little kindness can sometimes go a great distance, even if we do not realize the impact right away! An especially important lesson to be remembered during this time of the year!! Thank you so much for sharing that with us TC.

 

[cinmell]

 

[Rajah]

Wow, that's not the type of Christmas card you get every year. How cool!

 

[Pooh93]

That brought tears to my eyes also. Very nice.