Yesterday, Damian had his glasses stolen at school. At first I was angry as to why he even removed them from his face but a heartwarming stranger ultimately made the season of giving have a deeper meaning.
I called eye glass world where we got them and asked if our warranty covered stolen glasses. She replied "not usually but I will check your account." I explained what happened and she then replied "I can't believe someone would do that." She then went on to tell me that our coverage would not cover them for replacement. I asked her to please get me a price for a new pair as we had already used our benefits for this year and we would have to pay cash. I made a statement like "Seriously, during the most stressful time of the year." She put me on hold me a minute and came back to say, "I am going to get this taken care of for you." "What do you mean," I replied. She then told me that she wanted to take care of replacing them for me and would have a new pair ready tomorrow afternoon.
I stopped, took a breath and then clarified what she meant and the cost. She then replied back again "I am taking care of it for you. You do not need to pay anything. I just feel horrible that someone took his glasses."
I started crying on the phone and I am sure she was a little surprised as I continued talking thru tears and sniffles. She said "Why are you crying?". I replied "You have no idea how much that means to me and there are just not that many people who would do that."
She then said "The season of giving."
I thanked her once again and then continued to cry in my office. Not only did she save us about $200, she reminded me of just how giving we should be to those in need. Open a door, help someone to their car, do some act of service beyond our normalcy.
Needless to say, we are tempted to make him wear the thing that goes on the end of the glasses so he can't just lay them down, but I somehow think he would be totally humiliated if we did that.
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