Wednesday, December 28, 2016

The Kindness of Recognizing Humanity

"Human life has meaning only to that degree and as long as it is lived in the service of humanity."
~ Wole Soyinka

A gentleman I have known very well for more than 20 years recently surprised me when he shared that he says hello to everyone -- whether he knows them or not.  Really?  I asked him why.  "I want to recognize the humanity of each person," he said.  This is the same gentleman who keeps 15-20 umbrellas in his car to give to people on the street when it rains.  He was quick to tell me -- at least twice -- that the umbrella idea is not original and that he picked it up from someone he knows.

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