Working Up

by Dwayne Phillips

Recent experiences show me that the nicest people in the world are in Mississippi.

During the past month I spent more time in Mississippi than I ever have before. The time was stressful as we were moving my mother from her home to an assisted living facility. Did I mention that the time was stressful? The time was S T R E S S F U L.

Lessening the stress were the people I met and spoke with on the phone. These are the nicest people in the world. They didn’t always know what I needed to know and didn’t always give me the answer I wanted, but darn it, they were nice.

Perhaps there is some grand, over-riding lesson in all this.