For the past three days, Calgary has been badly affected by the weather conditions. The blizzard, with its snowstorm and wind gusts, literally splashed the city with that white matter. Walking or driving in that knee-deep snow was nothing less than an adventure ride.
On one such “adventure drive,” all I expected to see was the snow, slush, traffic, accidents, and what not. But in reality, I saw something more important and certainly more beautiful than those horrible things; I could see and feel the spirit of the city. People getting out of their cars to help an unknown driver get his car out from the snow. I saw four or five drivers offer lifts to people waiting for the bus. I also saw a group of youth go around the streets distributing jackets and winter clothing. Believe me guys, it was -19, and with the wind chill it felt like -26 at that time of the day. But these low temperatures could not freeze the warm hearts of Calgarians.
Looking at all this, I felt nothing but humbled and blessed to be surrounded by these unknown heroes. They are angels to the people they helped.
Their names will never be in the news. But they do deserve our respect and love. So here is to all the
Calgarians who stand for each other in times of strife. Calgarians, who are so willing to help others risking their own lives, and to those Calgarians who foster the spirit of selflessness around the city and thus make Calgary a truly beautiful place inside out.
