Our first and only child was a long time in coming. We almost lost him when my wife was at 5 months. He went to term, but it was an emergency C-section and the Doc came in and said there was a problem. He needed a treatment that could cause deafness, and with the wife out cold, it was my decision to make, deaf or dead. I chose to roll the dice on deaf.
I am not a Church going type and maybe after seeing what the Gun ships could do on a good day, and what the boys looked like that I lifted out of the LZs, I almost doubted there was a God.
I went to Church on the way home from the Hospital and tried to make a deal, “I will do what you want, just let me know”. My Son recovered with no ill effects. The years went by and I looked for this thing I was supposed to do. I took my In Laws to Church many times, and I asked each time, can you make it a bit clearer, I am really not that bright. I asked Clergyman and got nowhere.
One day I took the in laws to Church and asked that same question. They don’t walk very well so I would walk out a few minutes early to get the car. There was an old Woman trying to get her wheelchair through a door. I opened the door for her and pushed to a waiting cab, helped her into the Cab and put her wheelchair in on the other side. The old woman looked at me and said God bless you. My wife was standing with her folks, and asked me what I was doing. Without thinking, I said, “repaying a debt”. I then knew what I was overlooking, it was the little things, and not some big save the World thing. The same kind of thing Cheapo did for that kid. So, I do my good deeds when they arise. I have never told this story to anyone before. Ride safe my Brothers, and if you are stuck on the side of the road I will stop. I have a very big debt to repay.
