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Thunderbeast

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11. Sadly, we live in a media-stoked milieu of fear

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Wed Apr 24, 2019, 09:49 AM

Apr 2019

Most people are kind. We live in a world where the rare bad actor has made us fearful to reach out to the stranger. Our news media loves the sensational.

Our lives are poorer for these exaggerated narratives. We can be smart, but still open to making new relationships...some of them transient; Some of them longer term.

Our lives are all richer when we do.

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A Kind Restaurant Gesture Goes Viral [View all] Demovictory9 Apr 2019 OP

Gives one some hope Sherman A1 Apr 2019 #1

What a touching and wonderful story tymorial Apr 2019 #2

Brings a saying to mind: Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet Arkansas Granny Apr 2019 #3

I have this on my fridge. JudyM Apr 2019 #19

What a great quote. An even better reminder. calimary Apr 2019 #27

Yes, compassion is so vital to our humanity and becoming strikingly less common in some circles. JudyM Apr 2019 #28

What sweet young men! nt tblue37 Apr 2019 #4

Its a simple kind gesture that does a lot of good. marble falls Apr 2019 #5

Touching story. Scarsdale Apr 2019 #6

Such a heart warming story NYMinute Apr 2019 #7

There are good people everywhere. Find them. Funtatlaguy Apr 2019 #8

America needs this-- an openness to love, compassion and empathy. VOX Apr 2019 #9

Beautiful ! SallyHemmings Apr 2019 #10

Sadly, we live in a media-stoked milieu of fear Thunderbeast Apr 2019 #11

That's bdamomma Apr 2019 #12

K & R...for visibility...nt Wounded Bear Apr 2019 #13

A Simple Act of Kindness Can be Very Meaningful to the Recipient - It Doesn't Take Much dlk Apr 2019 #14

Good kids, that's where my daughter lives bigbrother05 Apr 2019 #15

Glad to see this go viral. We are more alike than we are different. jalan48 Apr 2019 #16

Soul at work.❤ Karadeniz Apr 2019 #17

FOXNEWS TRUMP NETWORK REPORTS DeanMH Apr 2019 #18

Funny! canetoad Apr 2019 #20

I was going to click on the links to look at the photos, but senseandsensibility Apr 2019 #21

This brought tears to my eyes citizen blues Apr 2019 #22

Good on these gentlemen spanone Apr 2019 #23

I'm particularly impressed that a group of young black men invited an elderly white woman catrose Apr 2019 #24

I am glad she... 3catwoman3 Apr 2019 #29

k&r n/t lordsummerisle Apr 2019 #25

Sweethearts! Nt spooky3 Apr 2019 #26

this random act of kindness is purrfect. AllaN01Bear Apr 2019 #30