Hi Steve, What a beautiful letter. When your kind to someone you never know how far reaching that kindness may go. Thanks for sharing. Original message: > The Letter > When I was a freshman in college, I received a letter that forever > opened a window in my soul. I had just started writing, and the editor > of my local county newspaper had been kind enough to publish some of my > work. About a month later, the letter arrived. Sadly, I lost it in the > many moves I have made since then, but its essence still lives in my heart. > Here is what it said: > "You may not remember me. We last saw each other in kindergarten, and > my family moved the next year. We still get the county paper in the > mail, though, and when I saw your name, I had to write you. You see, > that first year in school was very difficult for me. I was a tiny, > sickly, and homely girl, whom the other children teased every day. The > thing I remember about you is that you never did. > You were always kind to me. When we lined up to go out, the teacher > always put me beside you, and you would hold my hand as we crossed the > street. You talked to me and played with me. When you were around, the > other kids didn't tease me. You saw me as a person, not someone > different, and I will be forever grateful for that. My whole life was > better because of how you treated me all those years ago." > I quickly wrote back to my kindergarten friend, and we corresponded > happily for several years before the illness that she had struggled > with since childhood finally took her life. I will never forget just > how much that simple kindness I had shared meant to her. It made me see > that kindness, goodness, love, and joy truly are the most important > things in the world. > Every act of kindness we do touches another's heart. Every bit of > goodness we share makes the world a better place. Every choice for love > we make brings us and those around us closer to God. God blessed us > with the power to help, heal, love, and change this world forever. > Let's use that power to make both Earth and Heaven smile.
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