Memories

This past wednesday in class, we presented our 5 different memories. It was a very interesting activity and allowed me to recall some of my most treasured memories. I also enjoyed listening to the memories that everyone else shared in class. The memory that I am going to focus and elaborate on is my warm memory.

In class, I spoke about when I sang for heart patients at the hospital. It was during the christmas season, and my grandpa was recovering from an operation. My brother and I went to visit him to see how he was doing. I told my brother to take his guitar so that he could play for him. My grandpa loves playing the guitar as well, so I thought it would be a nice gesture for him to listen to my brother play a few of his favorite songs. We talked to him and joked around as usual. After that, I sang a few songs for him. When we finished, my brother and I went to get some coffee in the lobby area. As we walked down the hallway, we noticed some patients that did not have any visitors. They just waved to us as we passed by. I asked my brother if he wanted to play so that I could go sing some christmas carols. We knocked on a few patient's doors and offered to play and sing a few christmas carols. I remember when we walked out of the room, everyone (nurses and receptionists) was standing and clapping for me and my brother. We had no idea that they were listening to us. It was such a great moment. The standing ovation was not what made me feel warm, but it was the smiles from the patients that made it all worth it. Sometimes we tend to forget what loving friends and families we have. Some of those hospital patients had no visitors. It came to my surprise because it was during the christmas holidays. I was just glad that I could bring a smile or encouragement to their life.