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The Joy of Giving


--by bigguy_owusu, posted May 12, 2008

On the way to college this morning, I was very disturbed by something that nearly stopped me from going to school.  As I stood by the road side to take my car to college, I met two young boys who were crying. I drew near to them to ask them what was wrong.

One of them told me that as they left the house for school, they realised that the money their parents had given to them for transportation and food had gone missing.  This made them cry because their parents would not be able to give them more money for the day.

I must confess, I was really touched by their story.  I gave them money for their food and also for their trasportation to school.  To my amazement, after doing this act of kindness, I experienced great peace and joy in my soul that helped me to release the stress I was experiencing that day.

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brighteyes wrote: Practicing RAOK does bring peace and joy and is definitely addicting as you just found out...the more good you do, the better you will feel and so on....and it does create a ripple effect as many stories and comments attest to you.
God Bless & Merry Christmas1
lmil1954 wrote: God bless you for doing this and for sharing your story.
makesomeonesmile wrote: Thanks for caring for others and doing something. I'm sure it mattered very much to them. Thanks and God Bless!
JuneBug wrote: Wow! That was so nice of you! Such a blessing you are!
kelpies wrote: thankyou for sharing your story. "Merry Christmas"

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