Remember the Golden Rule

I've always been told that you should be careful how you treat people, because you never really know who a stranger may turn out to be. Even the Bible talks about angels being among us, although we may not be aware that is who/what they are. Well, I recently had an experience that drove that point home to me!

Superman is in construction, and I answer the phones for him in the mornings. I don't mind helping out. I'm a natural-born talker! One day, just moments from me finishing with the phones, I received a call from a woman needing our help. Although we could technically do the job for her, it was under some unusual circumstances. We normally prefer to supply our own materials, due to the warranty we issue on our work. The caller had her materials already, but needed to hire someone to finish the job on her house. The forecast was for rain in the next couple of days, so it was important that she find someone to get the job done asap! Normally I would have referred her to someone else, but I felt inclined to get her in touch with Superman.

It just so happened that Superman had to pass right by her house on his way home from work that day, so he stopped by to check out the job and the materials, to make sure he could take the job.

The woman's husband was home when Superman arrived. And you'll never guess who her husband just happened to be...

Hacksaw Jim Duggan.

As in Hacksaw Jim Duggan, the WWE Wrestler.

As in Hacksaw Jim Duggan,the WWE Wrester,"HOOO! U-S-A-!-U-S-A-!"

And as it turns out, he's one of the kindest human beings I've ever met!

Superman has gone back and taken care of several other jobs for him over the last couple of months. Jobs that have been blessings to us! Our area is in the middle of a severe drought right now. And when the rainfall is less than normal, so is our workload! Did I mention how thankful I am that we helped out that fateful day?!?!

I've already mentioned what a kind man Hacksaw is, but let me elaborate.

This is C and W with their cousin A on our way to see WWE Raw in October of 2006...

And here are the three of them with a WWE Raw wrestling legend, IN PERSON today...

Until tonight, the closest they had been to a real, live wrestler was this...

And the closest they had been to Hacksaw Jim Duggan was this...

So you can imagine that they never expected to find themselves in this position...

Neither did I! He was so kind, so down-to-earth, so normal! He offered us the opportunity to bring the kids, the cousin, and the camera so they could meet him! I couldn't have asked for more! It was a perfect evening, complete with him signing autographs and giving the boys copies of his headshot! See what I mean when I say that he is one of the kindest human being I've ever met?

It just goes to show, you should always remember the golden rule! You never know who a stranger may turn out to be!

P.S. For those of you that are interested, here's a juicy bit of Top Secret WWE information I learned from Hacksaw this evening. Usually, the wrestlers that come across as the meanest characters, are actually the nicest people in real life! (OK, so maybe that's not truly Top Secret information, but it was something I learned today!)