pass on your luck

Today is a big day for us. We attended our youngest's graduation ceremony and watched him walk through the gates of life into our arms for his next big step into elementary school. After unsuccessfully holding back tears my husband and I grabbed a coffee at the drive-thru, I felt like I deserved a consolation pat on the back for not crumbling right there on the floor, in front of the entire school yelling, no! not him. Please don't let him grow up too soon - he's the last one! Can't he stay? 

We laughed and cried, were proud and sad... and silent. It's true what they say, it does go by fast. And in that "fast" drive thru moment we were surprised when the girl at the window said "It's your lucky day! The gentleman ahead of you paid for your coffee because he wanted to pass on his good luck." What? And he was gone. Poof! The coffee elf had vanished.  Now we want to pass it on. Wouldn't it be fun if we all passed it on? Picturing an endless ricochet of good luck and many more gate's of life ceremonies.

Comments

[Carrie]

Beautiful Shan, simply perfect. The image of your spectacular boy walking through the gates of life. The vision of you and your husband feeling all the feeling surrounding this momentous occasion. The free coffee! A truly full and magnificent day. Seems like you are feeling how lucky you are. And worthy. So very very worthy. Love you!

[paulette osborne]

shannon, i have major goosebumps and i am holding back the tears myself. and by the way, ditto on carrie's post.
you didn't need the free coffee to be lucky and blessed. you are!
i am so happy that i saw kaspar at your house so i can fully picture him going thru the "gates of life" and into your arms. he is such a sweetie. and they do grow up too fast.
thanks for sharing. that is the BEST kind of day. xoxoxo, cookie

[Vidya]

So beautiful! And i too am about to experience that gate..my little guy is heading to Kinder in the fall. So, let us hold onto what there is..it's beautiful!

[Bernadette Noll]

That's a great story. Looking for the chance to pass on the luck that way. Long ago when some girl friends and I camped in Big Bend we came out at week's end and got coffee and dessert in the fancy hotel there. As we got up to leave, all crusty from 6 days of camping, the waiter said, "It's covered." And the cool thing was we never found out who it was. Just some anonymous donor!