RedMan
05-10-2009, 03:35 PM
28 years ago when I was home for a weekend a man came stumbling into my parents home, drunk and acting stupid.
I had known him as a kid, he was my EMT mentor and sponsor so this bothered me.
After he left I went to his home and told him I was worried about him. He admitted he was suppose to be at an AA meeting that evening but had no way to get there, about 60 miles away.
I loaded him up and delivered him to his sponsor, never gave it another thought, I was headed that direction anyway. I have not seen him since.
Yesterday at my fathers funeral he told me I had saved his life. He told me he had not had a drink since, remarried, held a job and retired to enjoy his grandchildren.
Sometimes its the small gestures that matter.
I had known him as a kid, he was my EMT mentor and sponsor so this bothered me.
After he left I went to his home and told him I was worried about him. He admitted he was suppose to be at an AA meeting that evening but had no way to get there, about 60 miles away.
I loaded him up and delivered him to his sponsor, never gave it another thought, I was headed that direction anyway. I have not seen him since.
Yesterday at my fathers funeral he told me I had saved his life. He told me he had not had a drink since, remarried, held a job and retired to enjoy his grandchildren.
Sometimes its the small gestures that matter.