March 24, 2003

staples

We needed some baggies to put the sand from the mandala in, so that it could be distributed to the audience after the closing ceremony. On the way out the door I mentioned that a grocery store would probably have them. Dharma suggested that we try Staples. Office Max was on the way so we stopped in there to see if they had anything. No luck. Onward to Staples to see if it was indeed true that, “yeah, they’ve got that.” After a little search we headed to the back of the store and came upon an older gentleman who was cleaning the floor. He glanced up and turned off his machine (one of the big floor cleaner deals). I asked if he had any little plastic bags. He walked us to where they would be. No luck. How about envelopes? He walked us there. Still no luck, but he suggested that maybe a grocery store would be the best location. Off we went.

On the ride to the grocery store Dharma told me that the gentleman who helped us had a loving heart. He couldn’t think of the right word in English — we tried “friendly”, “compassionate”, “helpful” — none of which described exactly what he felt (or knew) about this man. We made a special trip to see this man, I can’t say 100% that this is true, but I really think it probably is.

posted @ 9:39 AM

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