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Eva’s Byte #429 – The Ripple Effect
The next one in line to approach the counter at my local pharmacy, I stared into space while biding my time. A woman pushing a walker stopped crossways in front of me. Speaking to no one in particular, she asked aloud if anyone had found her wallet, having left that counter moments before.
Both pharmacists, along with the customer currently being helped, the people in line—including myself—feeling helpless, looked into the air around us, as though the wallet might materialize. Meanwhile, to no avail, the distressed woman, rummaged inside her spacious handbag.
I, the closest person to her, noticed several canvas pockets attached to the bar on her walker. One who has a tendency to panic like the woman searching in vain, I dared to ask if she looked inside one of those pockets.
Voila! Fishing out her wallet from pocket no. 1, she thanked me. Everyone in our immediate surroundings gave out a whoop of joy. As someone in line behind me articulated, “This could have turned out badly.”
Not only did I feel great for having made a discernible difference, but the positive impact had a ripple effect among strangers rooting for an underdog.
In the capacity of a writer, the ripple effect of dialoguing has run its course for completing the draft of Chapter 37 (1112 words) along my Contemporary work in progress. I’ve begun paving the way for drafting Chapter 38 with a warm-up of words to be strung into sentences.
*In our compassion for humankind, may each of us remember the power of one can create a positive ripple effect.
My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.
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Both pharmacists, along with the customer currently being helped, the people in line—including myself—feeling helpless, looked into the air around us, as though the wallet might materialize. Meanwhile, to no avail, the distressed woman, rummaged inside her spacious handbag.
I, the closest person to her, noticed several canvas pockets attached to the bar on her walker. One who has a tendency to panic like the woman searching in vain, I dared to ask if she looked inside one of those pockets.
Voila! Fishing out her wallet from pocket no. 1, she thanked me. Everyone in our immediate surroundings gave out a whoop of joy. As someone in line behind me articulated, “This could have turned out badly.”
Not only did I feel great for having made a discernible difference, but the positive impact had a ripple effect among strangers rooting for an underdog.
In the capacity of a writer, the ripple effect of dialoguing has run its course for completing the draft of Chapter 37 (1112 words) along my Contemporary work in progress. I’ve begun paving the way for drafting Chapter 38 with a warm-up of words to be strung into sentences.
*In our compassion for humankind, may each of us remember the power of one can create a positive ripple effect.
My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: http://www.authorsden.com/evapasco
