The Kindest Thing You Can Do for Someone Else
āThe kindest thing you can do for someone else is listen without forming an opinion.ā ~Lori Deschene
I was standing on Tremont St. looking for a cab, feeling euphoric after a fun night on the town. I had a couple glasses of wineāokay, several glasses of wineāso I was a little buzzed on top of that.
This guy walked by me with a dog, both looking scraggly and unfortunate. He asked me if I could spare some change.
I immediately said, “Sorry I can’t.” Heād probably just spend it on booze, I figured. Thatās what they all do, right? Then …
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