cute old ladies

So at the coffeeshop the other day I was working when this elderly women came into to get some coffee
I made her a drink and took it to her table
After I left, she spilled her drink
Luckily she wasn't burned, but my heart was hurting for this little old lady whom I now had to make a new drink for.
I gave her some towels to dry the coffee off her pants.
She seemed lonely to me and so I decided to talk with her.
I found out that she has been living with her son but is now going to a retirement home in South Dakota.
She tried to speak of all the fun she will have there, but I think she was just trying to convince herself.
She was lonely.
So we talked more about her life and her family.
We even discovered that we both grew up on goat farms and love to read.
She recommended a magazine to me.
I wished her the best and we parted.
My relationship with her only lasted about thirty minutes, but I am thankful for little experiences like these.
I often think people miss great opportunities to love on people.
People are very focused on "bigger issues" on a global spectrum, like poverty, the envirnoment, slave trades, etc. that they ignore the oppressed, forgotten and poor living right next to them.
Don't get me wrong, I think issues that are on the global spectrum need to be addressed majorly and I plan to help with that, but too many people focus on those things that they miss and even hurt those they cross while they are on their way to what they consider "seeking justice".
I just wish everyone was aware of the opportunities in Sterling, KS just as they are aware of the opportunities in Chicago, IL.

On another note- I am upset with the way Democrats have represented themselves and Obama. I'm a registered Indepedent, but I have done tons of research and keep coming to the conclusion that I want to vote for Obama. But when people misrepresent him, it angers me.
For example:
A group of war protestors went to the Republican National Convention and were picketing outside of the convention. When they started to get a little rowdy, some security tried to prevent them from becoming any more destructive to the Convention. So what do the war protestors do?? They get violent. War protestors. It seems hypocritical to me and quite seriously makes me think that too many people are only jumping on the bandwagon of peace and love without seriously changing who they are.

Well, that's it for now. I have class in about an hour so I'm going to go shower. :)