As an example, my son, who graduated from college in December has developed an enthusiastic appreciation for typewriters. Though he owns a Macbook and a cell phone, he has become enthralled with the idea of owning and using a good old fashioned typewriter.
He had looked at several second-hand stores and had actually located one or two that he could try out. Each of them had their flaw: keys stuck, small pieces fell out, or keys were actually missing. Then, on a recent visit to my mom and dad's house I remembered that I had owned an old typewriter. I asked Dad if he happened to know what had happened to it. He said, "It's in the cabinet downstairs." We took a quick trip to the basement and sure enough found the typewriter, right where he had stored it. I carried it to my car and took it home to surprise Keenan.
When I arrived home I used my cell phone to call inside and ask if he could come carry something in for me. When I opened the back door of the car and he saw the typewriter he smiled from ear to ear. After a brief explanation about the typewriter's origin, Keenan took it inside. Over the course of the next hour or two he managed to slip away for a few minutes at a time to clean it and try it out. I could tell that this gift had really been able to bring a little unexpected cheer to his day.
Who would have thought that an old typewriter could bring such delight to a twenty something young man who had grown up loving computers and technology?
Sometimes we need to remember that it doesn't have to be expensive or extravagant... we just need to do SOMETHING to brighten the lives of those around us and help bring them a little bit of cheer. It is those LITTLE THINGS that help make life so wonderful: the hand picked wild flower in the hand of a small child, the card made by hand with a youngster's backwards letters and squiggly handwriting, the candy bar and soda left on a co-worker's desk just because. These are the things that make life so wonderful!
Indeed "It is those LITTLE THINGS that help make life so wonderful." Thanks for sharing this experience. I enjoyed reading your post. Visiting from FMF. Blessings.
ReplyDeleteI love this! And what a great history to the typewriter! I am sure it makes it all that much more meaningful to him!
ReplyDeleteHi, Stella, What a rare gift! I think everyone should have the experience of typing on a typewriter, don't you? The clacking connection to the page. Painting Whiteout on the errors. LOL. Thank you for sharing the little thing that was so big and so meaningful for your son. He'll never forget that, I'm sure. So glad I read your story tonight. Your friend in spot 67. Blessings to you. p.s. love your name (it was my great grandmother's too.)
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