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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Kind acts can lighten a burden
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Amid economic uncertainty, financial collapse and job losses, simple kindness may be the only currency we still have in abundant supply.
A generous act, especially one that happens unexpectedly, can lighten a burden and delight both giver and benefactor.
Here’s a perfect example: Recently, at the produce stand at the Wachovia building downtown, two strangers paid for an elderly woman’s purchase. They apparently didn’t know each other and or her but split the cost between them. The act touched many people, including the elderly woman.
Has a friend, a family member or someone unknown to you done something that’s helped ease your emotional or financial load? Perhaps paid your bills? Picked up your tab at a restaurant? Bought clothes for your kids? Or just offered a helping hand or a sympathetic ear? Please share your stories of how random acts of kindness have made a difference in your life in these tough times.
Send them by e-mail, along with a daytime phone number, to vconwell@ajc.com. A reporter may contact your for a story.
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