Never too Late to Say “Thank You”
The Boston Globe just published this heartwarming story of a woman who finally was able to show her appreciation to the firefighter who rescued her in 1968:
40 years’ worth of thanks In 1968, a white firefighter saved a black baby girl, touching the heart of a divided city. The two did not meet again. Until yesterday. (My two cents: Reading the backstory made the video more poignant – I recommend reading it first)
Aside from “warm fuzzies”, the message the story drove home to me was this:
It is never too late to say “Thank You”
In this age of Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google, we have so many new tools at our fingertips to connect with people from our past. So many opportunities to say what previously went unsaid.
I’ll say it again: It’s never too late to say “Thank You”.
I’ll take it a step further: Nothing is ever too small to warrant an expression of your gratitude.
Let me put it another way. Turn the tables around. Do you have a statute of limitations on when a “thank you” needs to be received for you to accept it? A threshold on what the criteria must be before you’ll accept someone’s appreciation? (I don’t.)
Yes, Miss Manners and cultural etiquette may dictate the social norms on thank you cards. But I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that I think even Miss Manners would agree with me that (because it just can’t be said enough):
It’s never too late to say “Thank You”.
Is there someone you’ve been wanting to thank?
Do it today. Do it now.
If you don’t know how to find them, do it here: thank them in the comments! (Comments are indexed by Google – maybe they’ll find your thanks while “ego-searching“!)
Hat tip: to Laura Fitton (@Pistachio) for sharing the link
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I heard a bit on Jeff and Jer a few years ago where they reached out and thanked the teachers who had influenced them so many years ago. Also retired, those teachers were overjoyed to hear from their students, and to have a chance to glimpse the impact they had on the souls who had streamed through their classrooms over the years. So, I reached out to my high school geometry/trigonometry teacher, whose encouragement in the late 70's led me to seek out a career in computers at a time when girls were still being encouraged to take shorthand classes so they could fall back on secretarial work in case the whole Mrs. degree thing didn't work out. Imagine that: a math teacher who says girls can amount to something after all! He changed my life, and I got a chance to thank him for it before he retired from teaching. He was so grateful to hear how well things had worked out for me. I encourage everyone to reach out to people who affected you years ago. Gratitude fills up your soul in ways that are so valuable.
Great story, Anne! Thanks so much for sharing it here!
Funny – the first person who came to mind for me was a school teacher as well. I ended up going to college with her son so had that opportunity to say thanks – glad I did!