Yesterday, I Saw What I Think Was An Angel

[MoseyWalker]

She was leaning against an old brick building. I happened to be walking by, and felt the compulsion to ask her how she was doing.

She said not so good.

She had been kicked out of her home a week ago, and had been trying to stay with people she thought were friends. They let her stay a day or so, but wouldn't let her stay longer because they thought she would bring others down on them.

She had no idea of where to go. Or what to do.

She had been using, obviously, and wanted to stop (like they all do!)

I gave her a room for one night, and told her that I would find her a rehab tomorrow (today).

I did. I had to really push, but I did.

She got on the bus this evening for the rehab, and I just got a call from them that they have her and are taking her in.

She could have easily, in this crazy fascist country, gone to jail for a number of years.

She didn't.

She's no longer leaning on a brick building with nowwhere to go.

This should happen more often.

She will probably relapse, but she's still an angel. She has hope and the memory of peace in her heart.

I wish her the best, though will never probably see or hear from her again.

I write this only to encourage others to do what they can one by one.

Peace.

[uppityperson]

1. thank you Mosey for doing what you do.

all we can do is what we do, working together. Thank you.

[DURHAM D]

2. And peace to you. Thanks for the post. eom

[bonito]

3. I believe you are an angel !

:pals: a hug Peace

[MoseyWalker]

4. I'm just a goof

who thinks I messed up enough to have by all rights not had the right to be here now, and feels every day is a blessing. I'm not old, but have been through and seen a lot of what people think and go through, so......

I'm just another goof trying to have others think about and remember how to help others.

I have worked for many years in the social services field, and pretty much don't know anything else.

Anyone who sees a need and tries to meet that need is an angel.

We are all humans, but what we have inside us drives us and causes us to strive for something more.

I fight against cynicism every day.

If you see someone in need, I'm sure 90% of the Duers here would do something to help. It's the way of liberalism.

It's a heartfelt kind of thing.

[K8-EEE]

42. Yes I Agree!

What a beautiful thing to do!

[MissWaverly]

43. what you do will be remembered

it's the kindness that is remembered, all the power plays will be forgotten, nobody's kid
ever hears how someone one-upped their parents, but people repeat how others helped them.

[KatyMan]

29. That was my first thought too,

after reading the OP. Well done, MoseyWalker. Now THAT'S the American way!

:hug:

[no_hypocrisy]

5. Sometimes, all it takes is to help one person to change the world.

[MoseyWalker]

9. I'm sure many thank you

if not directly, you can be sure they do in other ways.

I thank you!

:hi:

[FedUpWithIt All]

6. ...

:hug:

Thank you, beyond words.

[buff2]

7. What a wonderful and thoughtful thing to do!

Did you give her your phone number so she could call you and let you know how she is doing?


What you did is what everyone should be doing......looking out for each other. Years ago I saw a lot of that,but not much anymore. Now it's spewing hate and slinging mud. It's awful what this country has turned in to,but at least there are still those of us who do still care. Hugs to you.:hug: :yourock:

[MoseyWalker]

15. No, I didn't give my number. I never do

I doubt that she even thought about it.

I hope she makes it at least for the next few weeks.

There are millions of people helping others right this minute. I'm just telling one little story. It happens all the time.

I'm just a regular person doing the same as so many others.

I, again, just wanted to say that one by one people can do something to change this thing around.

One by one.

Thank you all for your kind words, but don't direct them to me.

Let's generically thank all those who are doing something in a small way to make their little worlds better for somebody.

Thank you people that I'll never know!

[Dystopian]

8. The world would be a better place...

with more people like you....
Thank you for giving of yourself, and sharing your story...

Peace~

[silverlib]

10. Good job!

well, more than that --- GREAT job.

[Catherine Vincent]

11. As others have said, you're the angel.

That was a blessed thing to do. :-)

[niyad]

12. you did a wonderful thing--no matter what else happens, she will always

remember that one day, at least, someone cared enough to be there.

[tandot]

13. Thanks, Moseywalker.

I worked at a residential drug treatment center for almost a year. Sometimes it takes just one caring soul to get a drug addict to accept help. Sometimes it doesn't.

I hope that she found a place that can really give her the support and help she needs to overcome her addiction. I've seen amazing recoveries but also devastating relapses...

Good luck to your angel. Let her know that a lot of people care :)

[we can do it]

14. Bless Both of You - I Hope She Finds Peace

[JeffR]

16. Thanks for who and what you are

An angel.

[FlavaKreemSnak]

17. You could be right, she might be an angel

Maybe the way it works is that angels can only recognize each other.

[catnhatnh]

18. Been There and Done That....

But you know the statistics....in the 80's I was in what was arguably the best rehab center on the East Coast...While I was a patient,a group from Russia came to see this "miraclulous" place...the cure rate (no recidivism for 5 years) was 25%....It is hard-really hard, to help a junkie or alcoholic.Bless you for seeing that tiny chance in each person...and indeed-both respect from me and peace-Cat

[MoseyWalker]

19. Bless you

for helping those 25%

People relapse, people fall into living hells, but thank you for helping those that you did. I'm sure you said something and did something that caused others to have a lesser chance at relapse.

:thumbsup:

[catnhatnh]

22. Whoa dude....

...I am a 75%er...Was there as a patient.Actually, I made their 25% because I spent over 10 years off booze...I didn't help them, I WAS them...we do relapse,real angels see the person that could be-as you did.Ain't nothin' I could add...

[Warpy]

20. Uh, the angel was you

You did a good thing.

What she does with it now is her own business.

I'd have no idea how to get somebody shoehorned into rehab.

I have gotten people on welfare and found them places to live in the past.

Everybody deserves a chance. I hope she taks hers. I wish you both all the good luck this world will demand of you.

[renate]

44. you're an angel too!

:grouphug:

You and the OP and all the good people around the world who take the time to help another person are doing what Gandhi advised--being the change you wish to see in the world.

[Me.]

21. Could Really Have Been One

You just never know


*shadow government*

[Straight Shooter]

23. Angel, angel, look in the mirror

See with your soul, your wings unfurled.

:hug:

[roguevalley]

24. this is wonderful. just wonderful. I love you for this. I don't know you

but I love you for this.

[petgoat]

25. I knew an angel I couldn't help.

I'm glad you helped yours.

[Rainscents]

26. You did the beautiful thing...

Your angel is very special and to her, your her Angel for helping her. Peace be with you.

[ReadTomPaine]

27. And today, I read about what I think was a Hero.

here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=2033625&mesg_id=2033625

:thumbsup:

[DarkTirade]

28. You have helped another human being in a time of need.

You probably have done more in that one day than most people have done in their entire lives.

[EFerrari]

30. One of our friends who was homeless out here on the beach

let us give him a ride for rehab intake. When he got out, I didn't even recognize him. He was a beautiful 30ish man! lol

He relapsed but is now again in a residential program. I know he will make it.


:toast:

[Vidar]

31. Well done.

[buddhamama]

32. i think you are the angel, MoseyWalker.

The girl, if statistics are to be believed, will most likely relapse a few times before finally getting clean for good.

but that's OK; You were kind and caring and unselfish to a person you did not know.

she'll never forget you, it'll stay with her, regardless of may or may not happen.

you have helped to restore my faith inhumanity, and i am positive hers as well.

you are the angel. yours is a beautiful soul.

[Pab Sungenis]

33. I think she was the one who saw the angel.

Good work.

[JuniperLea]

34. If each person helped one more person

We could change the world.

Thanks for posting this. We all need to hear a song of hope once in a while.

[Richard D]

35. Beautiful . . .

. . . you never know what one moment of Love can do for a person. I have had a number of people introduce themselves to me who have heard me speak in the past, or who I have been able to speak with in the past tell me that something that I said changed their lives. And I didn't even know it at the time.

[ninkasi]

36. Bless you

You might very well have put her on a path to turning her life around. I don't think about the ones who don't make it when I try to help someone, I think about the ones who do. I would hate to think that I had denied help to either. You are a good person, MoseyWalker,

[OhioChick]

37. It sounds to me as if

you also qualify for angel status. Good for you for helping out another.

[formercia]

38. We should all strive to help others.

It may only take a little effort but might change someone's life.

Good work. Thank you for setting an example.

[mnhtnbb]

39. You're the best. Good for you.

[Surya Gayatri]

40. You're walking the talk, Mosey,

and God bless you for it. "LOVE ALL, SERVE ALL" must become humanity's code

to live by, if the human race and this planet are to survive. SG

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

41. Nicely done.

Random acts of kindness.

You have to love it.

:toast:

[petgoat]

45. Hard drugs are a plague on humanity.

The illegal drug business is worth $500 billion a year. Saudi oil is worth $150 billion
a year.

Taleban banned opium production, and reduced it by over 95%. Today Afghanistan produces
85% of the world's opium. How much do you think goes to the CIA?

According to a report cited in Financial Times, Osama got $600 million to $1 billion a year
from Afghan opium before 2000. How much do you think he's getting now?

Check out narconews.com

http://www.narconews.com/

[bobbolink]

46. "Entertaining Angels" -- the title of the movie about Dorothy Day

Did you choose the term for this reason, or was it a term you always use?

Just curious, because I just watched the movie.

IN any case, I appreciate you seeing those of us in poverty as angels. !! AFter all the vilification and being ignored, it means a lot.

No, I'm not a druggie or alkie, just poor.

Thanks! :hi:

[petgoat]

48. Some of the most beautiful, smartest, most charming people

you'll ever meet are addicts. The TV stereotype of the dirty deranged ragged
loony with open sores is not always true. I missed the truth about my angel
for months. I said "She has a TV and a stereo, so she can't be an addict."
Wrong.

They have to be the most beautiful, smartest, most charming people you ever met
to survive with all the challenges their condition places on them.

[bobbolink]

49. Not being an addict myself, I'll hazard a guess....

I'm guessing that some are like me -- sensitive, and "deep", and it's very painful being sensitive in such a harsh culture (which vilifies sensitive people --"Grow a skin!"), so that is part of why they turn to drugs. Or drink.

It doesn't work for me, but I'd give just about anything to escape the pain of sensitivity in a hateful society.

Is this anywhere close?

At any rate, I'm glad that there are those who see their inner beauty. I wish it were true of homeless people, etc!

...hmmm.... As I said, addicts are not in my "circle", but I know a woman with an addicted daughter, and she is a very polished con artist, so I know that's one of the possible traits, also.

[petgoat]

50. Some are sensitive, some are just bored and/or lazy

Addiction pretty much answers all the questions of life.

What's life for? Getting high.
What's important? Getting drugs.
What about the future? Who cares?

Some people get lured into a habit by a charismatic friend who seems
to be doing okay. There's a honeymoon period with heroin that
can sometimes last a couple of years if they're occasional users
who don't get their tolerance up.

As to bullies in the world, well, like mean dogs they sense fear and
attack it. Dogs don't bite me 'cause they know I'll bite them back.

If you go around with a "please please please don't be mean to me!"
attitude people will jump on you. If you don't give a fuck they'll
usually leave you alone.

[RevolutionStartsNow]

47. You are the angel

Addicts do recover, and it is possible that you just became this woman's angel. Wow.