Humbling

Three days ago we decided to throw away our volleyball.  The leather strips that cover the outside had begun to peal away, one with a little help from some two year old fingers.  We have now put the volleyball in a wastebasket, inside, three different times.  We have a wonderful lady who comes daily to help with some household cleaning.  Everyday she empties the garbage.  And for the past two days she has taken the volleyball out and set it on the floor beside the wastebasket.  We tried a third time today.  Finally, she approached me, Erin, to ask if I wanted the ball thrown out.  I said I did.  She hesitated, then asked if she could take it home as she has kids who enjoy playing ball.  I felt so humbled.  Here was an item slightly worn, that we had deemed not good enough for our household, yet it was deemed by another worthy for her household.  This was just another example of the wealthy consumer culture we come from and have so ingrained in us.  Wow, eye opening for sure!