- My grandma was in the hospital for a long time. When she died, I donated her old, knitted quilt to the ward that treated her. 2 years later, when my daughter was born, I noticed the same colorful quilt folded at the foot of our bed. A nurse smiled and said, “It’s our good luck blanket. It brings joy to our patients…”
- My car broke down two hours before a job interview. I was broke, panicking, and called a mechanic. He checked the engine, sighed, and said it’d be “a quick fix.” 10 minutes later, it worked. When I asked what I owed, he said, “It’s already paid.” Turns out, my dad, who passed last year, used to bring his car to the same guy every month. He said, “Your old man told me to look out for you.”
- A cab driver noticed I kept checking my phone, anxious. He asked if I was okay. I said my sister was in surgery. He turned off the meter halfway through and said, “I’ll wait until you get the call.” We sat there 40 minutes in silence. When I finally got good news, he just nodded. Then he hit play — it was “Here Comes the Sun.”
Real Life of an MSW 