Very moving, thanks for posting this.
A cab ride I'll never forget (1999)
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#12Previous discussion - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3918783
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#13I wonder if we don’t all hope one day we have the privilege to be the Taxi Driver, and obtain such grace as the Old Lady.
Look after your parents, all. Given the state of the world and the intentional tearing down of health care and dignity, it's better if you can take care of them yourself.
One of our pipe dreams is to save up enough money to buy a little homestead (take that phrase with a grain of salt) somewhere, still within our country but with the space and ability to build a cottage or two to house our parents, so they can live out their retirement somewhere nice and without relying on an overworked and underpaid system.
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#14There are times when life gives us the opportunity to be that guy; just not exactly in the same way. Pay attention, it has and it will happen.
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#15A mastery in short story writing. I had to call my mum immediately after finishing it.
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#16beautiful story
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#17Such a nice and touching story... now excuse me while I go and clean something that got into my eye.
Hey, me too, must be some smoke or fumes or something in the air.
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#18End of life is terrifying... Especially the idea of facing it alone, with all your friends and family long gone (or, worse yet, having been abandoned), is heartbreaking.
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#19Small acts of kindness are more than enough to make someone else’s day. They sometimes even change lives. I hope this story reminds people that this is not just an empty platitude.
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#20Previous discussion - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3918783
Thanks. I searched HN for the link and nothing turned up. Should have searched for the title I guess. But the good thing is there are always some who missed it.. including me.