I Can See Clearly Now.....

Aaahhh...I'm back on 4 wheels again, and with a fresh, new, windshield. I found a fantastic auto glass company owned by a 26 year old guy who seems to have good fortune smiling on him. He even shares it, too.

I stood outside with him while he did the replacement and seemed to enjoy my questions as to the techniques used. I told him a little about what has been going on the past year and how we've pretty much just been hunkering down till the school part was over. He said he had been swindled in the past, as well.

When it was time to pay the bill, he told me the amount would be adjusted on the computer at the shop. I didn't understand what he was talking about until I saw the amount. He had cut it in half. I asked him why, and he said Cameron and I should go out to dinner. He was only charging me for materials. When I told him he didn't need to do that, he said he was the owner of the company and he could do what ever he wanted to do. Wow. I took several cards to share with co-workers and thanked him profusely.

Not long after the work was done and the generous repairman was on his way to spend the afternoon with his girlfriend on the lake, Cameron called. He only had a minute, but he had made it to Santa Fe and the interview was going well. I gave him a brief explanation about the windshield and he said he'd call me later.

So, I was off to the car wash to vacuum out the remaining glass and scrub off two weeks of muddied dirt from my car. I decided to make the long overdue trip to the grocery store, as well. It was amazing looking out on the road through that clean, clear glass. The previous windshield was badly pitted and had a crack running vertically on the driver's side. It was like finally getting glasses and actually seeing the details of your surroundings that you had been missing.

As to this past week, Cameron did well in his class, despite his misgivings about his abilities. Faith in one's self is so hard to come by sometimes. It seems so much easier to have faith in others, and support their endeavors, than to look inside and find the grand person hiding within.