Helping Outward, Looking Inward
“Would you like this radish?” Leela asked in all earnestness. Though radishes are not a part of my diet, it was an offer I could not refuse. First, it was the biggest radish I’ve ever seen. Secondly, she grew it herself. Finally, aside from its sheer mass, the radish was all the more weighty because Leela is homeless. Since the top of the pandemic, I’ve been regularly delivering food to a homeless encampment about a mile from my house. For those who don’t understand homelessness and never meaningfully engage with their brethren on the street, counterintuitively the last thing they need is food. Yet food is the wrapper for the real meals that I deliver: a bit of love sandwiched between humanity and humility. Making love the primary ingredient takes work on the wrapper, but most importantly, work on the cook. For the wrapper aka actual food, I prepare almost all of it ... Read Full Story >>
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- Feb 21, 2021
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