And then suddenly I witnessed something I'd never seen in person before. I saw a man get out of jail.
As I was coming out of the main lobby of the jail after taking care of some school business there, I noticed him walking toward the parking lot wearing a short sleeve polo shirt and jeans. I thought, "Man, it's barely twenty degrees out here! Where's his coat?" And then I realized that he had just been released. The only clothes he had were the clothes he was wearing the day he lost his freedom.
His excitement was palpable, especially when he caught sight of his family coming toward him. His children were grinning wide grins as they broke into a run. I smiled to myself and headed to my car. I turned and looked back at the man and his family. They were walking with arms around one another, he in the center.
He didn't need a coat to feel warmth today.
2 comments:
Wow. That is kind of cool. I am a big baby and would have cried a little..
What a beautiful moment. Thank you for seeing the beauty in it and sharing it with us.
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