Guilt, shame, and panacea

Here is something that we can all learn from. It happened to me. When? Today.

I have ordered a portable washing machine, apartment size, and it was due today by Fedex. I left a note on the door downstairs asking the Fedex person to bring it upstairs: with my broken heart I didn’t see myself dragging it up to the second floor.

The Fedex person delivered it and left it before the door of the house… in fact he or she sneaked up to the house: I didn’t even hear the truck… OK… I didn’t hear the truck… the rest: I made it up. Oops.

There I was with this big bulky box… outside on the stoop.

I saw a woman across the street walking her dog. I knew that her husband did work for some neighbors, so I shouted across the street, and asked her if I could hire her husband for this.

She said her husband was busy… but she would ask.

How will I know, I asked… can I come with you?

So I left the house open, and walked with her and her dog to her house… and turned out she decided that she was going to help me. And she did… brilliant.