A Person Who Starts Thanking Is Headed for Good News

Slowly, the crowd began to disperse, but the young mother stayed in her place, shaken by the thought that her family may be stuck in Germany. As she stood there, an official emerged, a woman from the office. Without much thought, the young mother approached her and said “I just want to thank you for your tireless and incredible efforts. You are so great".

The official smiled, and continued on her way. The young mother didn't know what to do. She sat on the bench, and started to cry. A few minutes later, she felt a presence near her. She turned around, and saw the official who worked in the office. With a small smile, the official turned to the mother, and said "You are right. It has been a hard and tedious day. It was even more painful to turn others away. However, only one person had the kindness and decency to thank and acknowledge me, and that person was you".

"I think that I may be able to get a few more visas for you and your family”. That's exactly what happened. The official brought the shocked mother to the office, and issued her the last of the few precious, life-saving visas. The family escaped the Nazis. Why? Because of a few kind words.

This story, I read right after I had this Ma'aseh with this woman. They are both identical stories. And I got the message from Shamayim how people are always kvetching, and we do this with Hashem, and that's why we don't get anywhere. But that person who will go over to Hashem, and start thanking for the good past that he had, despite the change of events, is heading for good news.

Either way, it's a decency. It's a person who is in touch with reality. The reality of your life is that your life is full of kindness from head to toe, 24/7. Your very breath of fresh air; there's kindness everywhere. But people are busy with their issues, and they don't take out time to look at the other parts. If they took out time to see the other parts, they would be different people.