"beautiful"

Ever so often you meet a person who sees something in you . . . and has the confidence (audacity?) to vocalize his/ her thoughts. . . and what a blessing it can be for the recipient. I was lucky enough to meet such a person this afternoon at work. . .

I work in a restaurant and was manning the door this afternoon when a young man walked in, looking for one of our servers. He walked up to the podium, sort of spaced out for a minute and then said, "My God, you're beautiful."

I had absolutely no response. I haven't felt "beautiful" in a very, very long time. Thank you, gutsy stranger, for sharing your opinion so boldly. . . I didn't even realize how badly I needed it.