a brief reflection

i realized something while i was waiting on the subway to get back to campus today: sometimes God uses complete strangers to tell us exactly what we need to hear.
three very recent examples of this in my life:

• wednesday afternoon: the homeless guy who told me to cheer up (see previous post)
• saturday evening, after the MCAT: the med school student who told me i shouldn't let anyone deter me from medical school
• this afternoon, waiting for the subway: the guy who told me i was beautiful (he was obviously making a pass, but in retrospect i really needed a compliment right then)