I hired a young man to help my father around the house after his surgery. He showed up fifteen minutes early with a notebook, asking about my dad’s medication schedule and favorite meals. I expected the basics, just light cleaning and making sure he didn’t miss his pills. When I came home that evening, my father was laughing. The laundry was folded, dinner was warm, and the porch light had been fixed. They were playing chess at the kitchen table.
I told him he didn’t have to do all that. He shrugged and said, “I don’t like doing things halfway.”
Turns out he was studying physical therapy but had paused school because he couldn’t afford his clinical hours. He was working multiple small jobs to save up.
I mentioned it to a friend who runs a rehabilitation center. They needed an assistant and were willing to sponsor the rest of his training in exchange for a work contract.
He went back to school that fall.
Some people don’t just show up for the job. They show up for the calling.
I had a minor breakdown cos work got too stressful so I called a counselling service & spoke to an Irish man named Steve & while I was telling him the story that led to it he kept saying “OOHH MY GOT, ARE YE SERIOUS?!?” repeatedly and honestly that worked. He was just so shocked
Celebrities acting like average Joes, a wholesome thread 🧵
1. The fact that a random couple ran into Keanu Reeves in a hotel lobby, invited him to their wedding, and he put on a suit and joined is proof he really is The One. ❤️