Sunday, March 8, 2009

Light In The Darkness


We have all had so much bad news this winter. Every time you turn on the television or radio, you are bound to hear reports of the stock market tanking, people losing their jobs and the recession deepening. Of course, there is the usual litany of shootings, robberies and assaults. Constantly hearing dire predictions and negative outcomes does nothing to help. It seems to become a self-fulfilling prophecy. I've been thinking that what we all need for a change is some good news to help lift us all out of the dark hole we have slipped into.
I happened to turn on a local news broadcast the other day, and the sight of candy colored names painted on a steel beam caught my attention. I turned up the volume and listened to the story.
It seems that a group of children who are patients at the Dana Farber Cancer Center watch a construction crew working outside on a nearby building from a windowed walkway. The children began to hold up hand written signs with their names on them. The ironworkers have responded by painting each child's name in bright pastel paint on the steel beams, to the delight of the kids. It has also had the effect of brightening the days of the men building the 14 story structure. These ordinary guys are bringing joy to sick kids and showing support for their families. That's just got to give you hope and make your heart smile. There's still a lot of goodness and light in the world. We just have to look for it. Here's the story from Boston.com. Enjoy...Happy Sunday, everyone.



10 comments:

  1. Finally a light of hope. How awesome is that!

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  2. i'm not one of those that decry all the bad news that show up every day. hard news, investigative stories still need to be told. the bernie madoffs and rod whatever the hell is last name is would love to disappear, have folks forget about their crimes. but stories like that which you wrote about are important too. they have a place in the news, along with the good, the bad and the ugly....jc

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  3. Deedee, thanks for the reminder that once in awhile there's GOOD news. Sometimes I wonder what would happen if one of the all news, all the time channels switched format to only positive news.

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  4. Dear Deedee, thanks for the post. I avoid watching news (in Brazil there are so bad news). It seems that people, in general, don´t like good news.

    Best wishes,
    Rosana

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  5. Your lovely blog is a light in the darkness Deedee :)

    Steady On
    Reggie Girl

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  6. Thanks so much for coming over and checking out my blog. I enjoy your writing very much and Hey I love 'The Shining' too! Thanks so much for your your comment.

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  7. Deedee, this is simply wonderful! Heartwarming and so good to see those guys painting all the children's names on the steel girders. I agree with Reggie Girl, your blog is a iight in the darkness. Warm wishes and hugs to you, Vxx

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  8. That is so beautiful--This is why I still believe in humanity...things like this--Thank you so much Deedee!

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  9. That was beautiful! Did you hear Brian Williams is ending the Nightly News each night with a good news story, I would love to see their ratings go up and then all news cast follow suit.
    Thanks for visiting, will check your site out further, wishing you the best with your resume and job search.

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  10. Thank you all for your kind comments. I'm humbled and grateful that you visit! <3

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