It's Important To Reach Out And Touch Somebody
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> This is such a heart-rending tale, that I just had to share it with
>you all.
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> As I walked down the busy city footpath, knowing I was late for an
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> important meeting, my eye fell upon one of those unfortunate,
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> homeless vagabonds that are found in every town these days.
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> Wearing what can only be describes as rags, clearly carrying every
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> single worldly possesion in just a couple of plastic bags, how could
>my
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> heart not be touched by this person's condition?
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> Some people turned to stare at the person. Others quickly looked away,
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> as if the sight would somehow contaminate them. I was determined not
>to be
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> like them, and just turn away.
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> Recalling some long ago Sunday School admonition to "care for
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> the sick, feed the hungry and clothe the naked," I was moved
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> by some powerful inner urge to reach out to this unfortunate
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> person.
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> Yes, where some people saw only rags, I saw a hidden beauty.
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> A small voice inside my head called out, "Reach out, reach out!"
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> So I did.....................
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> *
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> Unfortunately, She Misunderstood My Good Intentions - And My Case
>comes Up In A Week ..........
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