If you’ve ever seen The Shawshank Redemption, you probably remember the movie’s absolute final scene. It’s the one where Morgan Freeman is walking on the beach, and Tim Robbins sees him, and they both have big smiles on their faces, and then Tim jumps off the boat he’s sanding and starts walking to meet his friend, and then the camera pulls back, back, back, but it keeps the two men in the frame so that, at the very last moment, you see them hug.
Do you remember that scene?
Do you remember how good it made you feel?
Well, I do. Because today, I am playing the role of Tim Robbins…and the old friend I am embracing on that Mexican beach is my wallet.
Yes, that wallet.
It appeared yesterday at my parents’ house, looking quite good considering its rather arduous 2-month journey through the postal system, and – AND! –everything was still inside.
(Except for a $20 bill, but seriously, Most Decent Human Being Who Ever Lived, you can have that. I regret that I had but one $20 bill to give. Because you are at least $40 worth of awesome.)
So that's that -- my faith in humanity, restored.
And not only that, it's almost Friday!
13 comments:
I seriously said "Yay!" out loud when I got the the part about Morgan Freeman = your wallet.
EXCELLENT, Kat!!!!
And I LOVE the Shawshank Redemption. Love IT! So glad you got your wallet back. Yay, humanity. Just, yay!
Wow! Seriously?
There are nice people out there! It's amazing!
So glad you got it back, that's crazy.
WOW! I really honestly can't believe that you got it back! That's amazing! And only 20 dollars missing? That's awesome! Maybe they just took it out to pay the postage :)
Also, I freaking love that movie!
if you love something, set it free. if it comes back, it was meant to be. aw, what a happy ending! such a good story that it even made *my* day.
Wow! Though now I'm wondering if your wallet's journey paralleled Andy's escape through the sewer pipe...
You know why? because you're a great fucking person.
KARMA LIVES, haha!
That's incredible!!! YAY! What luck! :-DDDD
Oh, WOW! Fabulous!!!
Wow! Faith in humanity? Restored!
Besides, you never know..maybe the person who sent it back found it, minus the $20.
Wow. So there are actually good people out there? I didn't believe it.
Aside from you and I of course. We're awesome.
amazing! congratulations.
The only thing that would have made this story better is if your wallet had been returned with stickers from all over the world on it like in the Looney Tunes cartoons when someone throws a baseball around the earth.
That would have been cool too.
I bet you gave it a little kiss when you got it back, didn't you? (I totally would have.)
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