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As seen on Facebook. (posted by Homestead Survival)

A sweet lesson on patience. 

A NYC Taxi driver wrote:

I arrived at the address and honked the horn. After waiting a few minutes I honked again. Since this was going to be my last ride of my shift I thought about just driving away, but instead I put the car in park and walked up to the door and knocked.. ‘Just a minute’, answered a frail, elderly voice. I could hear something being dragged across the floor.

After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her 90’s stood before me. She was wearing a print dress and a pillbox hat with a veil pinned on it, like somebody out of a 1940’s movie.

By her side was a small nylon suitcase. The apartment looked as if no one had lived in it for years. All the furniture was covered with sheets.

There were no clocks on the walls, no knickknacks or utensils on the counters. In the corner was a cardboard
box filled with photos and glassware.

‘Would you carry my bag out to the car?’ she said. I took the suitcase to the cab, then returned to assist the woman.

She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the curb.

She kept thanking me for my kindness. ‘It’s nothing’, I told her.. ‘I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother to be treated.’

‘Oh, you’re such a good boy, she said. When we got in the cab, she gave me an address and then asked, ‘Could you drive
through downtown?’

‘It’s not the shortest way,’ I answered quickly..

‘Oh, I don’t mind,’ she said. ‘I’m in no hurry. I’m on my way to a hospice.

I looked in the rear-view mirror. Her eyes were glistening. ‘I don’t have any family left,’ she continued in a soft voice..’The doctor says I don’t have very long.’ I quietly reached over and shut off the meter.

‘What route would you like me to take?’ I asked.

For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked as an elevator operator.

We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived when they were newlyweds She had me pull up in front of a furniture warehouse that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.

Sometimes she’d ask me to slow in front of a particular building or corner and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.

As the first hint of sun was creasing the horizon, she suddenly said, ‘I’m tired.Let’s go now’.
We drove in silence to the address she had given me. It was a low building, like a small convalescent home, with a driveway that passed under a portico.

Two orderlies came out to the cab as soon as we pulled up. They were solicitous and intent, watching her every move.
They must have been expecting her.

I opened the trunk and took the small suitcase to the door. The woman was already seated in a wheelchair.

‘How much do I owe you?’ She asked, reaching into her purse.

‘Nothing,’ I said

‘You have to make a living,’ she answered.

‘There are other passengers,’ I responded.

Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug.She held onto me tightly.

‘You gave an old woman a little moment of joy,’ she said. ‘Thank you.’

I squeezed her hand, and then walked into the dim morning light.. Behind me, a door shut.It was the sound of the closing of a life..

I didn’t pick up any more passengers that shift. I drove aimlessly lost in thought. For the rest of that day,I could hardly talk.What if that woman had gotten an angry driver,or one who was impatient to end his shift? What if I had refused to take the run, or had honked once, then driven away?

On a quick review, I don’t think that I have done anything more important in my life.

We’re conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments.

But great moments often catch us unaware-beautifully wrapped in what others may consider a small one.

this actually made me tear. I don’t even care.

(via bigboybenny)

(Source: lewky, via marielang)

“You don’t know what you have until it’s gone.”

(Source: trash-dog, via mimifish)

Why do I feel like this? Why am I so stupid? Why am I such an idiot?

Why…

(Source: sluttiest-virgin, via marielang)

Black Friday. I ended up working at Hollister again this weekend just for some extra cash, and let me tell you, you black Friday shoppers are crazy. Clothes were flying everywhere, clothes on the floor, on and over racks, and rooms that look like a tornado hit.

I was thinking I would be buying a lot of things for Black Friday, but when it came to it, I didn’t buy anything at all. I thought to myself, yeah, there are things that I might want to buy when I see it, but if I don’t see it, I won’t feel the need to buy it right? Today was Cyber Monday, the Monday after Black Friday, when all the internet deals hit. Levi’s had a deal for 40% off and their jeans would come down to about $25 a pair. I almost bought a pair, but resisted in the end. Then I really thought about it, I realized there’s really nothing that I really need, those things are all just what I want. Some people are sometimes surprised that I never owned an apple product (iPod, iTouch, macbook, etc). There were some deals for the new iTouch that were tempting as well, and yeah, I like playing on them, but I can live without them.

Even though I didn’t go Black Friday shopping, my brother and my sister did. My brother bought a new gaming laptop from iBuyPower (specializes in gaming laptops). That means he says he will give me his current laptop as soon as his new laptop arrives in 1-2 weeks. His laptop is pretty nice already, and I always liked it for its touch screen; it’s a lot faster, has a better video card, and doesn’t make a factory noise when doing high memory usage tasks. My sister found the 50% off deal at Gap and bought me a scarf that I’m wearing right now that’s keeping me warm. What am I thankful for? I’m thankful for my family.

Sunset at its finest. This was taken two weeks ago when Judith and I went down to West Cliff (near boardwalk). It was a perfect day for walking along the beach line and enjoying the weather, the scene seemed almost surreal.

Now it’s all cold and wet. Rain rain rain. Actually, this past weekend it was hailing really hard in San Francisco. It was literally like snow outside on the streets, all covered up in white. It’s been too cold lately, even when there’s sun, it feels like you’re in a refrigerator. Time to bust out the scarf and warm jackets!

Bay area sports is depressing right now. 49ers…lets not associate ourselves with any Smith’s. Well, maybe Troy Smith would be good if we had a decent O-line. Warriors need their forwards back, David Lee, B.Wright, Udoh, Amundson. But has anyone watch Jeremy Lin play? He’s been really fun to watch defensively cause he gets a lot of steals and blocks, he just blocked Al Harrington tonight. Offensively, he just needs to confidence now to drive and shoot the ball. You can do it Jeremy!

I watched Harry Potter this weekend with Judith and her brother. A lot of people say this was the most accurate of all the movies even though it may not have contained the most interesting or action parts that people like. Mostly, everyone who read the book enjoyed it, and those who didn’t, didn’t like it. Even though I didn’t read the book, I did follow all the movies and I did enjoy this one. Yeah, there were some parts I was confused and didn’t know what was going on, but overall, it was a good movie. Makes me want to read the books after watching this movie. I think I read up to the Goblet of Fire and never finished it since it was such a long and intimidating book. And I got discouraged after that because the books got even longer and longer, haha. Maybe I’ll pick it up again sometime and read from under a tree and in front of the beach like these guys…

Happy 2 years to my love, Judith! I wish we could have done something today, but we’re so far away. But at least you’re coming tomorrow! Even though I have a midterm on Friday, I’ll try to get most of my studying out of the way. I’ll try to make this post less cheesy since I know you hate it, but I know you secretly like it. I just want to thank you for being with me for 2 years. Our promises and commitments will be our focus that keeps us going. I’ve learned a lot and grown from our relationship. Thank you for the little things you always do for me, whether it’s baking me mini cheesecakes, cupcakes, brownies, or making me your little crafts. I love everything that you give me because those little things show how much you care. You’re always afraid of “other girls” but honestly, there are no other girls that care and love me as much as you do. Thank you for being you, and and even for all the fights we had, which made us stronger by locating our weaknesses and finding ways to improve. We’ve been through our good and bad times, but at the end of the day, I know that you’re mine, and I am yours. I love you!

As my friend Colin said, this month comes with a whole new level excitement. The Giants just took two out of three from the Dodgers and are only one game behind the 10-game losing streak San Diego Padres. This road trip is going to be the most important with four games to be played against the Padres, which might be the deciding series for playoff contention.

AACF, Asian American Christian Fellowship, present at all other UC campuses except at Santa Cruz is going to be started soon at UCSC! Hopefully everything will work out smoothly, please pray for us!