Whenever a person or community does something specularly kind or creative — the kinds of moments that end up being shared widely on social media — a mentor of mine likes to say, “I want to live in a world where (insert story) happens. Wait, I do live in a world where (insert story) happens!”
I think about a time when a whole neighborhood learned ASL for a deaf child who lived nearby.
I think about a time when a dog started running a race alongside runners and everyone cheered on this dog as he ran the whole course.
I think about a time when a massive amount of people chipped in to care for a large family that had just lost a parent quite suddenly.
Plenty of garbage happens every day. But these forms of kindness, playfulness, and generosity exist too. We do live in that world.
— Renee Roederer
Smuggling Grace 