I love reading stories that warm my heart. With so much 'bad' news in the world, it is wonderful to read truly inspirational stories. My most recent feel good story was about a man at the sentencing trial of another man who had brutally murdered this mans sister and her two daughters. During the juries deliberation - this man noticed the brother of the murderer emotionally distraught at the fate awaiting his brother.
This man, the brother/uncle of the victims, approached this distraught man, introduced himself and simply said, "I just wanted to tell you I was sorry you had to go through this." Can you imagine the level of compassion this man must have? He is apologizing to the brother of the murderer!!!
Granted, the defendants brother wasn't the one responsible for the murders, but I am not sure that I, in this mans shoes, could find any sympathy for a relative of the murderer of my sister and two nieces. And herein lies the lesson.......having compassion for others would only attract more compassion for yourself. Reaching out to someone in need, no matter who that person is, can only make your world a better place. Compassion for others, no matter who they are or what they have or haven't done, should be the norm, not the exception. For a story about a grieving man showing compassion for another grieving man to actually make it into the newspaper is a sad statement of our world today.
The world is not a perfect place and I am the first to admit that I am far from perfect. But I want people to be compassionate for others and to me. And so it all starts with me and anyone else who wants a more caring world. If I start showing more compassion for others, perhaps the world I know will become a more compassionate place and feel good stories won't be big news in the paper anymore because it will be the norm, not the exception.
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