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10 Jan, 7 tweets, 3 min read
Kindness matters. We need these simple acts of decency now more than ever. Sidney Poitier recalls how person’s simple act to help him learn to read changed his life and helped him become an actor that affected lives of many. Here are some more examples from this past week.THREAD
A stranger who risked and ultimately gave his life to save someone else. It was an instinct to help. 2/7
cnn.com/2022/01/08/us/…
An Uber driver paid out of his pocket to ensure the safety of a teenager who couldn’t get back to her parents due to a snow storm. “he convinced her parents to let him get a hotel room for her -- with his own money -so that she could rest and be safe” 3/7
cnn.com/2022/01/08/us/…
Passengers stuck in that horrible I-95 storm in VA saw a bakery truck and worked with the company to get food to people trapped for over 24 hours. “"People were just so grateful…saying, 'Please can I have some for my children. They haven't eaten.”4/7
foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/brea…
A woman who converts her grief into love and honors her dead son by helping and serving others. “I feel my son because I always say that's him doing that from heaven – that he's still working his purpose from up there.” 5/7
cbsnews.com/news/mom-honor…
A 9 yr old boy who summons courage in face of a fire to save his family including younger siblings. "I was so proud and so blessed that he got us all out," said his mother. “He warned us all." 6/7
people.com/human-interest…
Last week I wrote about how E Pluribus Unum is about love/service. Many asked what this means. It’s about these small but significant acts of kindness & decency. This is how we heal. If there are other stories of kindness/service please pass along. END

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