Friendly is Who I Am!
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Often, I am thanked for a small act of kindness.
Invariably, I respond by saying there is no reason to thank me.
Some of my friends believe it is a false sense of modesty.
Even Jan, the love of my life, often referred to me that way.
The truth is that helping others is in my DNA.
Do I expect anything in return? No.
Often the act of kindness may not even be one that anyone knows I did.
When I check the mail or return from a walk, I check the mailboxes, and if I see packages for my neighbors, I will bring them up and leave them by their door.
On my walks, I often talk to neighbors and offer my assistance.
As Quan Barry wrote in When I’m Gone, Look for Me in the East,
When the only hope is a boat and there is no boat, I will be the boat.
I am now and forever a mensch-in-training.
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If I do not help, maybe no one else will.
Helping others is part of being a mensch-in-training.
My helping gene also helps me manage my grief.
Love never dies as long as we share our passion and help each other.
