It is interesting to me that whenever I am brought down to size (excuse the pun, for those of you who know me, haha), I am a lot more understanding and kind to those I come in contact with.
For the last couple of days, I have had some sort of sickness, which caused me to cough and sneeze, and my nose was running and plugged at the same time (which is highly irritating during class, especially when you're trying to take notes...). Day two added a fever with chills, loss of pain tolerance (which is really bad if you have a high pain tolerance to begin with), and an almost continual headache. These combined symptoms and my refusal to take medication, just made it an amazing day. However, I did make sure to get a lot more sleep than I normally do, so today (day 3) has been a lot more tolerable.
Anyway, I felt more compelled to go random small acts of kindness today than I have in a long time. I was in the bathroom and noticed that a young woman was blowing her nose with the toilet paper, which as I well knew by this point, rubbed your nose raw. I finished drying my hands, reached into my backpack, and offered her a couple of tissues, saying I knew that the toilet paper killed when you use it on your nose. She smiled and thanked me heartily. Hopefully she gets better soon; I know how tough it can be to be sick and have to go to school with no tissues... It may sound petty, but the little things can be huge factors in how a day turns out when you're sick.
Perhaps, it's these vulnerable times in life that show us just how human we are.
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