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Originally Posted by JiggityJig Even the dead deserve respect. 
My grandmother died in her home, while my mother was there caring for her. There was a very nice Mexican family living across the street, and my grandmother (not a nice woman) had been hateful to them, just because of their ethnicity.
Well, when her body was carried out and driven away, her neighbor was in his yard mowing the lawn, and my mom sd. that he stopped and stood at attention the whole time with his hand over his heart.
My grandmother lived a lonely life and died a very undignified death, with very few people to notice. That simple gesture of respect from a neighbor who had reason not to care has meant the world to my mother, to this day. |
I got CHILLS reading that. I totally believe that.
I see that kind of thing happen all the time - there are many people who are the victims of bigots that are the MOST GRACIOUS of all...
people need to know that when their hearts are full of hate ...it only makes them look bad. No one is better than anyone and I just don't understand why in our world people actually think one race is better than another -
That was such a touching thing to read about your grandmother - maybe her neighbors did see the good in her and looked past her behaviour.