Halloween 2005
October 31, 2005
Just like last year we had a whole lot of kids coming to the door for candy. It’s a fun holiday. So many cute kids. The whole time, Juri and I were worried that we were running out of candy, and we had to scour the cabinets for stuff. We found a stash of coffee candy and that worked for the rest of the evening. When the kids got home, you know they threw it out, but still. I was so stressed about the candy thing, like “crap, I should run to the store.”
Then something happened. A mother brought her son up to the door. He was dressed in a little superman outfit. He was being carried by his mother in her arms. She supported him as he smiled at me, not speaking a word. I could feel his thank you as I put a piece of candy into the bag she carried for him. He seemed to either be crippled or have some sort of physical / mental debilitating situation, and he just smiled at me as I said hello. Think of this. You have this silly little holiday with kids everywhere, clamboring for candy. My neighbor Jeph hates it, he can’t stand the kids, so he darkens the house on these nights probably because some selfish kids bothered him one time before.
Then you have a mom who is so determined to have her son participate in all this that she carries him from house to house so he can be there to have a Halloween. That is culture, man and that is someone of the highest character. The strength to manifest for the both of them the joy of this silly holiday evening is remarkable and I really have appreciation for them. To them, it didn’t matter we just had some coffee candy to give out. What mattered was her son’s experience, to smile at neighbors and have a life as he should, being apart of all the silly little things people do, to experience what others do outside of his situation because he deserves that chance.
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