The Kindness of a Friendly Face

"Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing."
~ Mother Teresa

At an intersection in my city, there is a veteran dressed in camouflage who walks around the cars with a cup for donations.  We don't know what he collects money for, but people I know give him money or food.  With a gentle manner, he is always friendly and gracious.  The other day, a woman I know saw him and rummaged through her purse until she found a couple of dollars to give him.  She called him by name and gave him the money.  "It's good to see a friendly face," the veteran said.  "Some people were looking at me as I were the enemy."  The irony of that was not lost on the woman.