We invited a man into our home at Christmas and he stayed with us for 45 years
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#2beautiful... kindness can go a long way :) we could all do better (and I point mostly at myself now)
Re: We invited a man into our home at Christmas and he stayed with us for 45 years
#3beautiful... kindness can go a long way :) we could all do better (and I point mostly at myself now)
Yes, it's very touching story. Incredible people.
Re: We invited a man into our home at Christmas and he stayed with us for 45 years
#4Ronnie led a rich life. I feel ashamed that my selfish life feels pale in comparison. It's amazing these people did not worry about the extra expense and inconvenience of taking care of another person, with children of their own to take care of.
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#5My parents once took a struggling man in. I think he stayed with them for about three years, up until the moment I was conceived and my mom started planning for a future for our family and helped him get into a housing project. For all of my life before adulthood this man would show up once in a while on his racing bike for coffee, talk and proceed to stay for dinner. He was kind, funny and a tidbit strange. His life's story had more drama than a soap opera, but you wouldn't know it. After my father died I proceeded to look for him, but never found him. I still search online for him once in a while, fully knowing he probably isn't alive anymore and probably wouldn't use online anyways. There is some story in my head that he probably showed up to my dads doorstep once on his racing bike to find other people living there, but was too shy to ask for details. A trace lost.
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#6I'm not crying! You're crying!
Re: We invited a man into our home at Christmas and he stayed with us for 45 years
#7Ronnie led a rich life. I feel ashamed that my selfish life feels pale in comparison. It's amazing these people did not worry about the extra expense and inconvenience of taking care of another person, with children of their own to take care of.
Different people are different I guess. Extra expense and inconvenience also wouldn't bother me. Instead I'd be worried that one day this guy is going to kill everyone while we're sleeping. How well do you really know someone? How well do you really know someone that just showed up at your door days before?
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#8I'm not crying! You're crying!
Oh I‘m definitely crying. What a touching story.
Re: We invited a man into our home at Christmas and he stayed with us for 45 years
#9Ronnie led a rich life. I feel ashamed that my selfish life feels pale in comparison. It's amazing these people did not worry about the extra expense and inconvenience of taking care of another person, with children of their own to take care of.
Different people are different I guess. Extra expense and inconvenience also wouldn't bother me. Instead I'd be worried that one day this guy is going to kill everyone while we're sleeping. How well do you really know someone? How well do you really know someone that just showed up at your door days before?
I dont think that's a useful way of thinking.. A well known family member could also randomly kill you. Either one is extremely unlikely.
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#10I'm not crying! You're crying!
Indeed