I was fired from a job working with teen boys. I did a good job of course and the firing wasn't for poor performance but rather for having relations in a nearby community that reflected badly on the company I was working for.

I learned a new trade and got a new job and was happy for a while. The previous company sent me a Christmas card. I humpffed and threw it in the trash.

The next year I received another Christmas card from the teen ranch. I didn't trash it immediately but filed it away with the rest of them.

The third year I received yet another Christmas card and had some problems with my career. I called the company sending me the cards and got an interview and actually went back to work for them and stayed there for years.

If they hadn't sent me those Christmas cards I would never have went back to work for them but each year was a gentle reminder that eventually I acted on.

merry christmas

nice story, thank you