A shower

Last night, I did something that may seem ordinary....I took a shower. Now that might seem like nothing to you, however if I were to repeat it slowly and explain it; then it may not be so ordinary.

For the first time since March 12, 2008 (almost two years), I was able to step into a shower (not a bath given by nurse or a "sink shower" [bathing myself by sink]) by myself (not having anyone around me to help in any manner) and take a nice shower without worry (about water getting into a bandage or a wound and not having to cover any part of my body in order to do so). It felt so wonderful to feel the water coming down and to get soap and shampoo and clean myself off!

The reason I go on so about a shower is that it was a big sign that showed that I had been healed completely and was able to get back to some of the things that I used to do before my appendix ruptured.

However it was also a privilege. The reason I say that is that I was able to take a shower with hot water. Imagine those places where hot water is a treat (rather than an every-day occurrence). I was able to step into a shower with a sense of privacy) Imagine being a place where cleaning oneself is at a river where the water is maybe not clean, where there is not really a sense of privacy or the water is used by animals for drink and other things. And then I will be able to take a bath this evening. Think about being in a place where cleaning yourself is not a daily occurrence but maybe a once-in-a-while thing because of other matters...

Think about how much we have been blessed here and if you get a chance to help others who do not have (whether it is here in the US or abroad) think about doing so and being a blessing to others so that they can have the privilege of a shower...or food...or maybe even life itself....