The power of empathy

by. Anthony Demangone

A simple act of kindness can move mountains.

On a New York City subway, a young man falls asleep.  His head drifts over and rests comfortably against the shoulder of another man.  The man doesn’t move.  He lets the younger man, a complete stranger, sleep comfortably.

Another passenger asks the man if he needs help waking the younger passenger.  The response? No.

“He must have had a long day, let him sleep. We’ve all been there, right?”

The passenger who asked the question was so moved, he snapped this photo.

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The photo, and the surrounding story, have gone viral. 

This gives me hope. 

We live in a “greedy” world. A “harsh” world. A “cold” world. I used quotations for a reason. I’m not sure any of those descriptions are  actually true – but you hear them a lot.

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