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World,
Today I woke up with the thought that I need to mail off a few of my DVDs to some paying costumers. So after I did my daily routine I got in my car and started heading over to the post office. When I got there I could feel the same thick wall of silence that always seems to be there regardless of occupation count. Some days its only 1 person standing in line, today it was around 15. So I grab my boxes, fill out all the addresses and now I'm ready to role. So here I am waiting in a line of other people, with a deck of cards in my hand practicing my passion.
Finally its my turn to get called up. "NEXT CUSTOMER!" said the stressed out Chinese lady behind the counter. I walk up with everybody's eyes on me. I place my boxes on the counter and an international mailing slip to mail off one of my DVDs to Germany. Right away she said "YOU HAVE TO FINISH FILLING THE REST OUT!" (I missed a small part where it asked for my address/signature/date) and I asked her if she can tape up my boxes so the dvds won't go flying out. I thought it would be perfect timing so I could finish filling out the form and she could tape up the box in about the same amount of time. She then says "You can't use our tape, you have to buy your own right over there behind you. NEXT CUSTOMER!"
Every time that I've come there, they have taped up the boxes for me with no big hassle. So I take a deep breath, pick up my things and walk to the shelf where all the boxes, envelopes, tape, and other mailing accessories were. I did this in a silent manner and walked to the back of the line. About 5 seconds later a lady from the front of the line says "Hey, do you need tape?" and I laughed and said "Yeah, actually I do." "Well, I have some in my car, in the back seat inside the milk crate. Here, take my keys."
So this perfect stranger just gave me keys and trusted me to get some tape from the car outside where her Honda Accord was parked, some people don't even trust their own family members but here was a lady I just met at the post office who without even thinking about it gave me the keys to her car to go get some tape so i wouldn't have to spend extra money. I leave my things as some what of a subliminal insurance policy so she would trust me even though she already demonstrated that she trusted me. I go and get the tape then come inside and tape up my boxes. I saved 5 dollars but more importantly is the principle behind all of this, a stranger trusted me with the keys to her car.
When I gave her the tape back I asked "Just out of curiosity, why did you trust me? You've never met me before and you handed me your keys." This was her answer:
"Well, when you were told to go buy tape and get in the back of the line again you didn't make a scene, you didn't argue, you just grabbed the tape and calmly walked to the back of the line. Also, you seemed a bit down from that and I felt it was the right thing to do. I felt it in my gut to trust you."
I thanked her and she ended up giving me her website address.
When it was Sandra's turn at the counter the lady asked if she'd like any stamps and I heard her say "I'd like the lighthouse ones, I'll take those Lighthouse stamps please." For some reason the word "Lighthouse" was highlighted and almost seemed louder than everything else that they were saying to each other. I started to think about why the word "Lighthouse" was so powerful in that moment. It was then when I realized that she was the Lighthouse. Lighthouses have forever been known as way points, a guide in the dense fog so you don't crash into land, a home base, a feeling of safety and consistency for being a beacon for the peace of mind that you are still tethered in some way to the shore. You won't get lost with a security blanket such as a lighthouse.
Thank you Sandra, for refreshingly proving what I already knew about the world.
"So shines a good deed in a weary world."
T r u s t - to be Trusted.
Illuminate the dark, trust a stranger.
Chris Brown
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