tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398637613957485700.post1028595306703541398..comments2013-08-17T19:55:43.240-06:00Comments on Res Civitatis: Citizenship in ActionKellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675821942982658692noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398637613957485700.post-78648058000032031872009-01-10T01:30:00.000-07:002009-01-10T01:30:00.000-07:00Regardless, your example was appreciated.Regardless, your example was appreciated.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01675821942982658692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398637613957485700.post-51937455450556730912009-01-09T16:45:00.000-07:002009-01-09T16:45:00.000-07:00Well, I do not mean to present myself as some kind...Well, I do not mean to present myself as some kind of saint or shining example. We participate in that ministry because it just seemed to me and my wife that it was a good thing to do.Pheloniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09346467267055751387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398637613957485700.post-47755174587456999382009-01-09T15:23:00.000-07:002009-01-09T15:23:00.000-07:00James, what is self serving about what you said? ...James, what is self serving about what you said? It is a good example of the idea presented here.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01675821942982658692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398637613957485700.post-60255880464504015152009-01-08T16:04:00.000-07:002009-01-08T16:04:00.000-07:00Well, this story I am going to tell is going to so...Well, this story I am going to tell is going to sound self-serving. I cannot help that because of the nature of the events, but the emphasis is on a comment that I heard just yesterday.<BR/><BR/>I met met an old colleague at the University yesterday and we were talking political and moral philosophy (whaddya expect at a Liberal Arts University??) At any rate, I mentioned that for several years now we have been financially supporting a fine young man that lives in Nicaragua. I told him that we could not do much, but we felt that at least that contribution would be worthy and well worth the effort.<BR/><BR/>He said something I have been thinking about since then. He said "What if every single human being did their best to help another single human being? That would mean billions of human beings helping billions of other human beings. What could our world look like if we all did that?"<BR/><BR/>The milk of human kindness is nothing less than our future and no more than could be expected.Pheloniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09346467267055751387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398637613957485700.post-13544107521277861442009-01-07T10:28:00.000-07:002009-01-07T10:28:00.000-07:00John showed me the email sent by this woman and as...John showed me the email sent by this woman and asked if I would make a point to buy a few things from the shop. At the counter the owner said that he heard about an email that had gone out. He asked if I had received such an email. I gave him a blank stare. He said, either way, thank you for all your help.<BR/><BR/>I told him I would miss having his shop in our town. There is not another one like it for miles.<BR/><BR/>As I left the shop I slipped on the ice just outside the door. I looked back to make sure he hadn't seen me slip. Tears began to fall from my eyes, but it wasn't because I had fallen but because I was overcome by how good this all felt.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01675821942982658692noreply@blogger.com