I pulled the covers up over you tonight, and you will never know it

[The Straight Story]

You were laying on the love seat, your friend was spending the night and she was on the couch. I walked by and you had no covers on and looked chilled - so I did what any daddy would do for his 6 yr old, I covered you up.

It made no difference that you were my daughter here, I would have covered up your friend as well.

I saw a need, and someone not able to meet it in their condition, and I did what needed to be done.

What a sad world my child you have inherited. So many sleep on the streets, and so few cover them up.

A world where the most powerful and rich nation on the planet does less for it's sick, it's homeless, it's needy because they would rather spend their money on wars and killing people half a world away.

Instead of covering you up, this government would take your blanket, sell it, and use the money for more weapons.

I saw a need for a fellow human, and I helped meet that need. As do many other fine Americans each day who work at shelters, clinics, food banks, and so on. Sure, it was more local - in my house, but I did not take the attitude that it was all your fault and leave you to lay there shivering.

We the people on the left have worked hard to elect folks who will do the right thing and give us the money and the laws to help our fellow humans instead of neglect them and kill them.

Now, as I lay myself down to sleep, and pray the lord my soul to keep, I ask the Lord to remember those souls who need a blankie - and I vote for those that will give it to them.

And I don't care what race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, etc they are - I just want to know that as I slip off into sleep that I have done something to enable those like me to stand together and use our resources to help instead of hurt.

Because tonight, my blanket may fall to the floor too - and it would be nice to know that someone will cover me up and tell me in a low whisper - "It's ok, love you" - and then cover me up.

And I may never know who did it, but when I awake I will know I was cared for. I will know that even as I was sleeping, there were others out there awake and watching over me. That when I was my most vulnerable in life, I could count on the strength of others - and not their condemnation and ridicule.

Sleep well my daughter and know you are loved. And I will try to sleep well, but probably won't knowing the evils and selfishness of this world and those in power.

[Sapphire Blue]

1. "It's ok, love you"

:hug:

[The Straight Story]

2. Thanks my friend

This thread really was inspired by me pulling the covers over her a bit ago.

It just made me think, how hard is it really to do something nice for someone else?

[Sapphire Blue]

10. Mazel tov!

How hard is it really to do something nice for someone else? Not hard at all; you just do it.

In One Era & Out The Other
Sam Levenson

~ A letter that he wrote to his firstborn grandchild, excerpted from the book ~

Georgia baby,

We leave you a tradition with a future. The tender loving care of human beings will never become obsolete. People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed, and redeemed, and redeemed... Never throw out anybody.

Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm. As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands. One for helping yourself, the other for helping others. While I was growing up I took as many hands as I gave. I still do.

Your good old days are still ahead of you. May you have many of them.

At our age we doubt that we will make it to your wedding, but if you remember us on that day, we shall surely be there. Mazel tov... mazel tov... mazel tov...

[JudyM]

32. Love that last line. Thanks for posting it. n/t

[tkmorris]

3. And that is the true meaning of life

To help your fellow humans get through it and know they are not alone, as best you can.

Great post SS.

[Horse with no Name]

4. Awesome. K&R

[Robbien]

5. Great OP

It is a shame that we are noticing when we do kind acts for another. It should be the norm. I believe it was the norm.

Now in this conservative society the GOPers dumped on us, each man is out for himself with kind acts for another being the exception rather than the rule.

Nice story Straight.

[bigmonkey]

21. I think it still is the norm.

If the constant "Be more selfish" propaganda would just let up, people would revert to the norm quickly. Our messed-up system requires constant huge inputs of energy to maintain itself. It's encouraging, in a way, because the amount of energy for this manipulation can't be infinite.

[book_worm]

6. Beautiful!

[The Straight Story]

7. I think this goes nicely with it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTQfERb9HVk

And thanks for your kind words my friend.

[Johnny Noshoes]

17. That is a GREAT song

I just downloaded that video and will add it to my pod collection. Thanks for the OP we need to get back to caring for each other as a nation hell as fellow human beings who share one little rock in the vast expanse of the universe.

[Double T]

8. Thanks for reminding 'US' of ALL those that need our help and support,........

it is time to focus on the human mission.

[NanceGreggs]

9. Thanks for the blanket ...

... my friend. As I snuggle in its warmth, and the prayer that goes with it, I ask God to bless those who share blankets and prayers, and to guide me to someone who needs what warmth I might provide.

[calimary]

11. DANG, you're good!

Just an absolute thing of loveliness, my friend.

REALLY beautiful.

:yourock:

[Political_Junkie]

12. Awesome

K & R, thank you. This is what it's really all about.

[kdmorris]

13. Great post

That brought tears to my eyes.

[enigmatic]

14. That's beautiful, man

Simply beautiful :thumbsup:

[laylah]

15. What a beautifully

poignant post, Straght Story.

[intaglio]

16. Showing love, showing charity

Far more deserving of a rec than disparing, angry or hating posts

[SammyWinstonJack]

20. Agree. nt

[Grillydad]

18. I agree with you but,

we also need to recognize all is not lost. My wife and I took my kids camping this year for vacation. We stayed in the state, didn't drive far and, frankly, didn't spend much money. This is unsusal for our vacations which have in the past entailed significant driving and expence. What I learned is that my kids (7 and 4) enjoyed this simple vacation as much as the more elaborate ones. Two lessons come from this: 1. that we need to appreciate simpler pleasures and get away from our raging (and learned) desire for rapturous entertainment all the time. A recognition of the fun of a campfire, marshmellows, and talking is widely lost in our culture. 2. We, as individuals, have been complicit in allowing consumerism to run rampant for too long. The culture of consumerism begats the greed and baser side of our natures. If we can minimize consumerism, we can go a long toward elevating ourselves.

[CrispyQ]

19. What you do to one, you do to all.

Very touching.

Yesterday, I found $5 on the ground outside the sandwich shop. I picked it up & stuck it the change holder of my truck. Not more than five minutes later I stopped at a traffic light where a rumpled looking man was sitting at the side of the road with a sign that he needed food & money. I waved him over & gave him the five. Perfect timing!

A few weeks ago another DUer made an excellent post where he/she made the statment that America used to be a country where there was no limit to how high you could go, but there were limits to how far you could fall. We are losing that & that is the source of our moral decay -- not gays, not atheists, not women who want an abortion -- but people who can turn their back on someone in need.

Republican family values really means, "My family is valuable, yours is not."

[Booster]

22. Beautiful thoughts, beautiful post. I told you you should write, and

you just proved I was right. I'm sending this on to everyone I know. Nice, warm fuzzy feeling inside.

[DangerDave921]

23. Charity

I think of the hundreds of millions (if not billions) of dollars donated by citizens following the Tsunami in Asia and the hurricane Katrina. There are many decent charitable good people out there in this world, so don't despair.

Voluntary charity is the key. Once the government has to provide it, it's really no longer charity. We need more private people making small acts to comfort another person, as you describe.

p.s. I could cover my kids with a blanket, but the way they sleep, they're going to be uncovered in a matter of minutes! LOL. Why do kids sleep so weird?

[KT2000]

24. Oh my............

that one touched me so..........:cry:

[FloridaJudy]

25. Beautiful

I wish all children could grow up with a loving parent like you.
Thank you.

[Danger Mouse]

26. It is a dark and grim world that we leave our children.

It is up to us to do what we can to repair the damage that Bush and his ilk have caused, so the burden is not entirely theirs.

[shaniqua6392]

27. Beautiful.

Just beautiful.

[zabet]

28. Beautiful post!

Children in our life tend to expose the bare bones of
any issue, large or small. Either through their actions
or simply through their being.

[rubberducky]

29. What a wonderful daddy!!

From your posts you also are a wonderful husband. Life seems to have kicked you around, but you still LOVE and have LOVE. You are a winner. Maybe not in money, but you are a winner in LIFE.

[undergroundpanther]

30. I am 42

And I still sleep with my blanket, I know it's silly I am a linus kitty.. can't sleep without it. The blanket I sleep with has changed over the years because when one gets raggedy(happens like every 9 years) and it disintegrates in the wash I gotta replace it, So ..I seek until I find one of THAT particular texture that I love..

If you were at my place, and my blanket was the only one I had, I'd share it with you .Because that's what people do when we care,when we admit we are vulnerable and need to be vigilant,for each others sake,for each others well being and quality of life because we ourselves want to be well and live a quality life too.we don't get this by taking from others and building fortresses full of things and than guarding it like a dragon hoarding treasure it has no use for,we get a quality life and we are made well by sharing with others and making sure they are well, in turn they make sure we are well because the heart moves in response to love,without profits, because without that caring kindness love brings forth when looking in the face of vulnerability, there is no stability in this indifferent,uncontrollable,violent world to even attempt to build a lamp to spark to light the light of freedom upon..

We not only need each other and we need each other to care for each other. We need to love one another.Because we exist we feel we hurt sometimes and there is a longing within that cannot be filled with anything else. That's what a Relationship IS filling that longing to be loved and love in return.And a society cannot exist for long without this right relationship as it's true foundation.Before economics, before freedom, before democracy, there must be love between us.

[Hekate]

31. {{{{Hey}}}} My grandbaby's asleep on the couch. shhhh

:hug:

Hekate

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34. Just beautiful... k&r