Alright I don't normally post after someone praises my efforts but I just want to say thank you and I know and hope that anyone of us VRCC members would answer the call when the spirit knocks to help someone out. I too have been a recipient of some good grace from a fellow VRCC member (Pharmboy), he has shown me from the word GO how to open your doors to help someone out.
I try not to post when someone calls out what I have done for them. I normally just send a private message or a text message to let them know that it is very humbling to hear the kindness that some speak. I am not one to "gleam" in the lime light. But on behalf of my wife and I, I just want to say that this is a true trickle down effect.
I was raised poor (didn't know it at the time), and my dad was vital in teaching me it is better to give than to receive. My first lesson in this was when dad told me to mow our elderly neighbors yard and to do it as a favor. Well I did and he gave me a soda and a candy bar and I was thrilled... only to walk across the street and see my dad with his arms folded. He asked what I had... I told him and he said that if you do one a favor you don't get anything in return. "It isn't about you, Joe". So I took it back to my neighbor and told him that I didn't mow your yard to get paid. So that was a lesson I will never forget that my pops did for me.
One of my favorite movies all time was "Pay it forward". I try to live my life like this but there are times that I fail just like the rest of us. It is truly a pleasure to have met so many good folks here on the board and out and around.
I look forward to meeting many of you guys again and catch some wind. Hope everyone is enjoying their day.
Joe
