More perspective...

I think I'd mentioned a crossbow Erick won in a work auction in a previous post.    We found out after he got it it'll basically be useless for DC because of the size and restrictions on hunting.  Apparently only people who are disabled can use it for the tags/location/whatever that they would be hunting during.   Erick put it on a forum looking for a trade for a compound bow.   It's been up for a few weeks now with various replies, but nothing worth trading.   Yesterday a guy wrote him and sent him a picture of this BEAUTIFUL barely touched compound bow worth way more than the $300 Wildcat C5 he's trading out of.    Erick took Dillon down to double check his measurements at SW and this bow will be a perfect fit for him.

Erick and the guy have been messaging back and forth and today he got a message from the guy.   He didn't know how to respond so asked me to help.   He explained it to me and got all teary eyed, as of course did I.

The guy wrote to say he was SO glad it was going to a new hunter who's going to learn to hunt with his father.  He went on to talk about how the bow was barely used because he'd gotten it and then was unable to use it since.   He got in a terrible motorcycle accident and had spinal cord damage.   He still has paralysis in his left arm and left leg, but getting a crossbow will mean he's able to get back to doing something he's really loved and missed....

Wow.   Seriously.

This just makes me feel even BETTER about this trade!  Call me silly, but trading something worth less for something worth more would leave me feeling guilty.   This just made it worth it.  :)

Until next time...