Dear Goldman family,
We on the "outside" are so blessed by your strength, hope and courage. I can't even begin to imagine how difficult it must have been and be to have to share your highs and lows in public with strangers, but by doing this, you have changed me for the better.
Thank you so very, very much for the beautiful letters that were posted in this thread. You certainly didn't have to do that, especially at a time when your hearts and minds must be racing with excitement. It is yet another quality to admire.
Lately, there is one thought that keeps crossing my mind, "We're not here just to love the people we know. That's the easy part. It's about loving and believing in people you've never met personally or will ever meet. It's about loving and doing backflips when miracles happen to complete strangers." I'd like to think that I was this kind of person before I heard about Mr. Goldman, his son Sean and your families, but I realise now I didn't have a clue about true love and heart.
Thank you so very, very much.
Kind regards,
m1987
WOW!! Impeccably stated. You found the words I could not. (I stayed up until nearly 5:00 AM this morning, waiting to hear "wheels up" .... ).
Since hearing David's story for the first time in January, I have prayed so many prayers. I picked up the phone and called the White House, the Secretary of State, and even wrote an e-mail to the Brazilian President (all of which are firsts for me).
In this world of so many fathers who are absent physically or emotionally, when you see a father like David Goldman, with such strength, perseverance, and determination to fight for his son ... I don't know how to NOT care about them and do what you can do for a stranger.
God bless David & Sean. Together at last!
