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Marion,
Great, heartwarming story. We all need to remember that "There, for the grace of God go I."
A young man stood up to give a speech on his day of graduation. He
began to tell the story of a day a few years back when he was walking
home and he was really upset and kept dropping his books on the
ground. It seems that he had been harrassed repeatedly at school for
many months. Another boy seeing him having a hard time stopped to
help this young man, he picked up his books and walked this guy home,
they talked and laughed. They became friends but due to his parents
moving they had lost touch. Now this young man stood and said he wanted
to thank his friend for his kindness so many years before, "He didn't
realize I was going home to kill myself that day. But because of his
kindness and his friendship in helping me that day, it gave the
strength and happiness to go on."
We never know how our actions
might influence someone. Maybe a stranger, maybe a friend. How many
lives have we saved or whose burdens have we helped to carry just by
taking the time to care?
Stolen off a blog,
Darryl
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