Saturday, April 22, 2006

Saying Thank You

Street Prophets talks about gratitude.
I think I've told this story before, but it's worth repeating.

I knew a man in Minneapolis, a journalist who once wrote a long series about life on the Northern Plains. He said that while he researched his articles, his schedule often called for him to get up early and drive into the dawn (I guess he shot out to his farthest point first, then worked his way back). He would pass through mile after mile of ridiculously beautiful scenery in the early morning, alone and at peace. He often felt, he said, the need to say "thank you" to someone. Who, he didn't know, nor why.

But the need was there, and so he did.

And he always felt better for it. ...

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