Monday, December 26th, 2005 | 12:42 am | Administrator
Acts of kindness rarely get ink
From the Duluth News Tribune
by Sam Cook
Maybe you saw the short item in the paper about a week before Christmas. The one about the anonymous woman who bought clothes for the man she didn’t know. The woman had left a Jubilee grocery store in Duluth, encountered the man, who appeared to be intoxicated, and drove him to a store where she could buy him clothes and shoes. He was barefoot and coatless in a snowstorm.
Among people I have spoken to about that story, I have heard several reactions. Most find it a heartwarming account, especially during this holiday season when those stories seem more poignant.
Some people may question the wisdom of the woman in allowing the man to get in her car. Others have wondered whether any long-term good was accomplished helping someone with an apparently serious problem with alcohol. more…
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