Today I met Rick, the Waver. We’ve crossed paths hundreds of times, but never met before this morning. Rick is a guy who walks his dog along a street that I drive daily and everytime that I pass him, he waves with a smile. Today, as we passed and waved at each other, I felt this compelling need to tell this guy that he encourages me daily even though we don’t know each other. So I whipped the old Pathfinder around, stopped, and hopped out to greet the man who has waved at me hundreds of times. I think I may have startled him at first as I walked up, shook his hand and thanked him for waving with a smile. He told me that he’s from the Midwest and can’t help himself. (Does everyone in the Midwest wave?) It started when he was jogging in Chicago (there for a doctor’s conference he was attending). He went out for a jog (he used to jog until he had back problems and had a disc removed - it’s amazing how much you learn about someone in a short conversation) and was flipped off by dozens of people. He decided that he would wave and smile back at them.
Well, Rick is an encouragement to me. When I see him coming along the road, it changes my mood instantly. Thanks, Rick.
How can you be an encouragement to someone today?
About Me
- Dean Kuest
- Everett, Washington, United States
- I believe in Struggle as a "Core Value" of life - even though I often despise participating in it. I embrace the Meaning that the Story of God gives to the struggle of life because I believe that Redemption is at the heart of that story. It is because of Redemption that I am willing to Sacrifice to live out the truth of that story in a Community of people who are on this journey with me.
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