Everyday we see the post or meme that talks about approaching people carefully. There is a good chance they are going through a bad situation.
These days it sure as hell is true!
If you make your bed in the morning and treat people kindly throughout the day….
….you can put your head on that pillow at night knowing you did your part. You made the world better.
My Dad and I would get in the car and drive to 18th and Damen. On the Northeast corner was a rickety old building and in it was Bishop’s Chili.
Even though there was a Bishop’s at Harlem and Roosevelt, five minutes from our house. My dad had to drive to the one in the city.
“Better chili at this one son!”
He was right…. and they had Green River and Filberts root beer.
I could go for a chili dog, a Tom Tom tamale and a root beer from Bishop’s today. What made it better was the drive with my Oldman. Cigarette smoke and all.
My dad showed me all the great joints in Chicago. He also taught me to be the person everyone seeks when they search for kindness.
Bishop’s has been torn down. My dad drives his Cadillac in heaven, but kindness and chili dogs are still around.
Sometimes they’re hard to find… you just gotta know where to look.
Be Kind and eat chili dogs!
