Some event leaves us in shock or surprise, we are totally in awe of how it all happened. There are moments in our lives that we'd just smile gently in remembrance of an occasion that was priceless. I bet you've had some too, where you sre thinking and just wondering how because you didn't think of it or plan for it. Those beautiful moments of feeling so good, well appreciated / valued, they most times unexpected.
Just this Sunday, my church here in school celebrated her 20th anniversary and it was a big one. There were lots of guests, very old members that travelled in, ministers and families and friends. It was a long service too. The service ended around past 1 pm and I was so sleepy throughout the service because I only had 3 hours of sleep before coming to church. We musician still had to play music for about 40 minutes after the service had ended. As a worker it is rare that you go home immediately after service, I had to wait after service to make sure things are in place, plus I was waiting for own package. Food and drinks was shared to every member but somehow there was a problem with the musicians package and I won't lie, I was pissed at first.
We musicians stayed around to get ours which took a long time. While waiting for the person in charge of food and drink to sort ours, one of the older musician suddenly called me to ask a lady who sitting on one of the chairs with her head buried in the next chair right in front of her what type of drug would she want. I was quite confused until I got to where the lady was sitting. I sat right by her side, she was weeping, was in pains, I just knew what was wrong: it was obviously menstrual pain. I was moved by compassion (and by the experience from my sisters) I took an electric hand fan beside her, switched it on and held it for her while she slowly took her phone to ask a friend the type of drug to get. She gave me two names so I went back to the guy that sent me to her, he sent me some money and I rushed down to a pharmacy not to far from the church. I was delayed there by the attendants I met there for no reason.
15 minutes later, I was back in church but this time the lady laid inside the chairs, I guess she didn't want to attract people to herself. I gave her the drugs and went back to the guy who sent me on errand to give him the details of what I bought. He just asked the cost of everything and asked me to keep the remaining money. I was so surprised, I helped because I could. Maybe he was impressed by how I reacted to help the lady because honestly everyone was tired after the service but I ran to the lady and also rushed to get the drugs. Well, that doesn't amount to enough reason to give me the rest of the money, I mean, he could have told me 'thank you" several times and that's it.
That wasn't all, the bass guitarist that came along to play for the guest artiste was a friend of this guy that gave me the rest of the money. I had met, introduced and connected with the bassist after service. I didn't even tell the guy that I had met and connected with his friend who came to okay for the guest artiste. I had a log conversation with the bassist who told me to come around. I was so happy that I finally get to meet this guy, and now I will be receiving some tutorials from him freely. Guess where I went to meet him. I met with him at the house of the guy that sent me to help a lady get some drugs on after service on Sunday. He and the bassist guy are friends: apparently, the guy I helped (the one who gave me the rest of the money) somehow had spoken on my behalf to the bassist guy.
Lo and behold, the meeting was scheduled for yesterday which I went forget, locating the house was easy as the older musician voluntarily did a video call with me to give a perfect description of his house. The moment that left me thinking was when he said, I am among the few people that knows where he lives and, I was speechless for few seconds because it was true. He gave me such privileged for the what I did since Sunday. If was even the money he gave me I used to sort transportation, I had no other money on me. Meaning I would have missed out on that big opportunity if I had no money at all: I would cry 😪😂. I got inside the house and met with the bassist, we used the mini studio in the house. I am so grateful to God and those guys for the opportunity. It was someone I never planned for, I didn't even expect that much from him.
However, there other times when for some reasons, we didn't get as much as we expected. Such times, we were disappointed or hurt because we expected the opposite. I can't recall any of the times when I was treated poorly or didn't get as much as I expected from someone. I just don't keep such in mind because there weren't nice experiences, so I'd rather let them go. At times, I find a reason to why it happened so I don't have to keep the memory.
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