Thursday, November 15, 2018

Chico is Leaving it all on the field

Near closing time in the men’s Clothing Clearance Corner on the first floor of Penney’s at the Chico Mall, a young girl is replacing the piles of tossed clothing left by the numbed shoppers from Paradise frantic for cheap basic clothing. Some of them are camped in tents somewhere close by the mall; for how long nobody knows. But this young, quietly lovely girl is putting the Clothing Clearance Corner back in apple pie order as the store’s dismal day closes. I take my few finds from the Clothing Clearance Corner and, leaving, say, “That seems like a thankless task.” 
“Not at all,” she replies. “Not at all.” 
“Really? Why the hell not?” 
“Hey, I do this job every day in this store. It’s my assigned task and usually its okay but I only do it for the money because it gets really monotonous, meaningless.” 
She’s a student, I perceive. 
“But today those people really needed these clothes in this corner because of the price. And tomorrow more people like that will really need them too. And so I want to make this the best I can for them. So I’m going to put it all back on hangers and arrange them by size. It will be right by the morning. You better go. We’re closing. Thank you for coming in.” 
Just a young girl working late in the Clothing Clearance Corner. Doing one of those little jobs; one of those jobs that actually make the world turn. She was leaving it all on the field.
This is the first of several examples of people setting up areas where victims of California fires who have lost everything can come by and pick up donated things to get by. All kinds of organizations, all kinds of things that you wouldn't even think of.

The story by Vanderleun published on American Digest is beautiful and heartening. Recommended.

Commenters remark they are emotionally moved various ways by reading it.

11 comments:

edutcher said...

One wonders if the locals will finally realize Moonbeam's policies were responsible for the mess.

Amartel said...

That’s Republican country out there - once you get outside Chico (college town). Though they did elect a Dem. I just realized as I was typing. Creeping socialism. And immigrants from the Bay Area.

XRay said...

Heartwarming story. There's hope yet.

ndspinelli said...

I have dealt w/ some of the most evil people on earth, during my 40+ years in the criminal justice system. However, my observational skills allows me to see everything. People are overwhelmingly good. You won't learn that from the MSM. They sell fear and division.

Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...

"And since none of the Acronym Agencies have really shown up yet, this has all been done without any real government organization."

Jerry Brown really on the ball. I guess they are all too busy given Newsome a hand job.

Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...

I want to fly out there an do something for Thanksgiving.

ricpic said...

There is NO menial work. It is such an insult to call any job menial.

Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...

100% agreement, ricpic.

edutcher said...

ndspinelli said...

I have dealt w/ some of the most evil people on earth, during my 40+ years in the criminal justice system. However, my observational skills allows me to see everything. People are overwhelmingly good. You won't learn that from the MSM. They sell fear and division.

nd, you broke the code.

Get rid of vote fraud and I wonder how many blue states there would really be.

ndspinelli said...

ric, My Uncle Charlie, an immigrant who went from sweeping floors to being a mechanical engineer would always say, "The only job you should be ashamed of is a job poorly done."

MamaM said...

once started it has become as self-organizing and self-sustaining as the fire itself

There it is. The opposite and yet very much the same.

thank you for the link, ChipA