A Look Back
I was taking a look back to
when I first started blogging in November 2005 to find my first post which was
about what it would be like to be the Downey ball in the washing machine but
for some reason my archives start with December 2005 missing those first few
posts from around the Thanksgiving holidays.
I saw one from December 18,
2005 which reminded me of this story told on the TV series The West Wing. Many of us can relate so I thought I would
re-post part of the original post.
This is for today.
I enjoy watching the acting and
conflicts on the TV series “The West Wing” and one of the actors, John Spencer died Friday. He will be missed both in the
show and by those who knew him in real life. R.I.P. John Spencer “The
West Wing”.
He told a story about
Friendship on one of the episodes in 2000 that always stayed with me and I
would like to share it with you:
A man
falls down a hole and can't get out.
A doctor
walks by and the man shouts, "Hey! I'm stuck down here. Can you help
me?" The doctor writes out a prescription, tosses it down and walks away.
A little
later a priest walks by. The man shouts up again, "Help! I'm down here and
can't get out." The priest says a prayer and walks off.
Later
still a friend walks by. The man shouts, "Hey, Joe! I'm down in this hole
and can't get out." The friend jumps down into the hole.
The man
says, "Why did you do a stupid thing like that? Now we are both stuck down
here." The friend says, "Yeah, but I've been here before and I know
the way out."
Leo McGarry (John Spencer) to Josh
Lyman (Brad Whitford), The West Wing, "Noel" 20 Dec 2000
Many of us have things that happen in our lives that make us feel like
the man in the hole and that everything is too big or difficult to handle. Just remember that there are many people out
there who will give you support and help lift you out of the hole. We are there for each other, if I am having a
bad day then I need you to lift me up and if you are having a bad day then you
need me to lift you up, it’s just what is done by family, friends and those you
are in contact with.
Ice
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