Anonymous by Anonymous

Anonymous by Anonymous

Sometimes people don’t want credit for the good they do. That explains the title of this piece. I want to write about somebody whom I will call “X.” X is one of the crowd who work here, but who are known only to the team and residents they work with. As I have gotten to know X, I have become more and more impressed with her.

X is not perfect, but who is? She has what 12-step groups call “an attitude of gratitude.” She rolls with the punches. She doesn’t dwell on slights or mistakes she thinks others have made. Instead, she fixes things. You may think she is too good to be true. She wouldn’t worry about that.

Describing herself, she says that in working with others, she sees “people’s insides.” Why didn’t she want to draw attention to herself? She thinks she’s nobody special, not worth making a fuss over.

I am surprised to find myself in my 68th year. And most of my life, I never knew someone like X. I just don’t think I realized people like her existed. Or perhaps I just wasn’t looking.

Anonymous (an LH resident)