Justin’s Gratitude

When I visited Justin in the hospital, I told him that we’d had a good teacher practice that Tuesday morning. Meanwhile, he’d been telling everyone at the hospital about T’ai Chi Chih. He often says that TCC attracts the nicest people, and I totally agree. He’d also invited his heart doctor to the videotaped Eastern Philosophy lectures at the New Mexico TCC Center.

When he was being transfer to the rehab center, Justin was joking with the ambulance driver that she didn’t look old enough to drive. He could have complained about not being comfortable or about them waking him from a nap, but he chose to joke with them. They gently moved him.

He was so grateful that people visited. He could have complained about getting the wrong breakfast (or any number of other valid things), but instead he just thanked me for visiting. He’s always teaching. And I’m always trying to learn this wonderful lesson of gratitude.