Marigolds and Roses

Today I encountered some of the most extraordinary kindness I have ever known.

Two ladies - who had never set eyes on us before - decked out their home in a multitude of marigold garlands, and hired carpets and covered chairs to furnish their outdoor space. All in our honour.

They greeted us with garlands of scented fresh roses and lavished on us generous gifts. They prepared a banquet of home-cooked food for us. Then they presented us with a large cross-stitch picture that they and other relatives had jointly worked on for several months.

I can barely comprehend such generosity toward strangers. Except we're not strangers. We're family. And never was that fact more abundantly demonstrated.

Thank you, Aruna and Renu.

Comments

[Kate Godin]

This welcome is richly deserved, Helen. You yourself know something about dishing out abundant kindness.