When Bad Becomes Good

With the bacteria under control, efforts shifted to my eye. I had surgery for a cornea transplant and fixing the retina, which had become detached due to the infection. One of my eye doctors explained that they would do their best, but I may lose the eye. Yet I remained hopeful that my sight would be restored. I had all sorts of people show up for me. Not just close friends and family but random people who went out of their way to visit me, bring me dinner at home, walk my dog, help me with my antibiotics, send me goody packages. The list goes on. I filled myself up on their care, compassion, and love. Never once did I ask, “Why me??” Not because I think life is a series of random events, but actually the opposite. That all of our experiences lead us to the next and it is our choice to grow and learn from them. So the question becomes, “What can I learn from this?”