Walking home form work one afternoon, my gaze met that of a lady I had seen many times before, asking for spare change as always, but for some reason today I felt compelled to take out my wallet and give her a few dollars.As she took the coins from my hands she briefly held my hand and I felt her thanks so deeply as she looked me in the eyes with such immense gratitude. In that small moment the true value of compassion and the need for us to connect and empathize with each other as part of one humanity really dawned on me.
Such a small connection was just so moving. I don't know why on that specific day I felt the need to give to her, or what she would spend that money on, but I do know I made a difference in her life that day, even for just that moment, and that's enough for me.
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- Posted by bec1605
- May 8, 2016
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Readers Comments
leoladyc728 wrote: so nice of you to make that difference in her life.
whitedove wrote: I need to follow your example.
Debo wrote: She was no longer invisible.
splain wrote: You "saw" her
bountiful wrote: how beautiful treasured moment with another person, touch and acknowledgment ::)
mindyjourney wrote: thank you for giving from your heart <3.
kmc_sjc wrote: My mother had a saying, which she repeated countless times in my childhood. It wasn't until i was an adult that i realized what it meant. It seems to apply here.
"there, but for the grace of god, go i. "
Why was that woman homeless and in need? Why are we not? What did we do to deserve what we have? It's a haunting question -- unanswerable, perhaps.
"there, but for the grace of god, go i. "
Why was that woman homeless and in need? Why are we not? What did we do to deserve what we have? It's a haunting question -- unanswerable, perhaps.
