~ Paulo Coelho
A reader
shared a lovely story about kindness in the wake of the riots in Baltimore in
April: "Over the past few days,
amid the trials and tribulations here in Baltimore, I witnessed that 'chivalry
is alive and well' here, too. Monday
afternoon as the turmoil was coming to a head in the neighborhood where I work,
we were instructed to go home. As I
joined the outbound traffic snarl, I saw an elderly very petite lady struggling
to pull down the metal security door in front of her store. An elderly, bent-over gentleman using a
walker stopped, hobbled over to her, reached up and pulled the door down. She gracefully bowed her appreciation. He nodded and went his way. I could see the fear on their faces. I'm sure they both worried about the storm
that was sure to come, yet both took time to care – one to be helpful and the
other graciously accepting of the kindness."
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