During a fun little trip to Paris, we were peering at the metro map, trying to work out how to get to the Eiffel Tower. A kind french couple, before we had had a chance to figure it out, were offering to help us with which train to get, the quickest way there, how to work the ticket machines, and before we knew it we were clutching our tickets and on our way.
We could have worked it out, we have navigated the London Tube for years, but these two just stepped in, bringing unexpected ease to our moment. They had kind faces, smiles, and blue sparkly eyes. Somehow this moment really stuck with me. They got on the same train as us, and I watched them. They somehow captivated me. Of all the beauty of Paris, somehow this kind pair had grabbed my attention and I kept thinking of them, bizarrely, days later.
"There was something slightly angelic about them. I think they might have been angels!" I said to my husband. "That would be a slightly extravagant use of angels!" he said. Yes. I loved that. The extravagant use of angels to unnecessarily bless the everyday. To make the simple mundaneness of finding our way a little more blessed. Thank you.
Photo credit: Photo taken by Matt Kendall
