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As I was walking home from work today I saw something so small, so quick, it could've easily gone completely unnoticed. But so beautiful I wanted to burst into tears.

I looked left across Broad street (the main artery in downtown Philly) wanting to cross.

I noticed the Don't Walk light was flashing.

In the middle of the street was an older lady limping slowly along with a cane.

Suddenly, a young guy - of the shaved head, tattoos and piercings, bike messenger sort - ran up beside her, well, a little behind her so as not to startle her.

He positioned himself between the old woman and the stopped cars at the light - and walked very slowly in step with her until she made the curb.

As he did it, he glanced quickly back and forth from the lady to the cars he was passing to make sure they didn't start to nudge close to her when their light turned green.

When she made the curb, he turned and proceeded on his way.

She didn't even know he was there.




Goddamned Right! It's a beautiful day here in Philly!

(And more proof that you don't have to make bold statements and grand gestures to make a difference in this world.)

Action expresses priority. - Mahatma Ghandi

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Don't judge a guy because he is inked up and full of holes. He may be one of the best people you have ever met.



That has certainly been my experience in the past. Without a doubt some of the nicest people I've ever met have been labeled "freaks"....normally by the "in crowd".

There's definately some irony there ;)

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Don't judge a guy because he is inked up and full of holes. He may be one of the best people you have ever met.



That has certainly been my experience in the past. Without a doubt some of the nicest people I've ever met have been labeled "freaks"....normally by the "in crowd".



free thinkers rarely look like everyone else...and yet are still persecuted because they look different...the sooner the world learns to not judge by appearances the better...
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Hot damn, that's class. How great to see respect and protection in this day and age...it's rare that someone will look out for anyone else in this hustle bustle world.

YAY!

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Michele


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While our hearts lie bleeding?~

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Don't judge a guy because he is inked up and full of holes. He may be one of the best people you have ever met.



That has certainly been my experience in the past. Without a doubt some of the nicest people I've ever met have been labeled "freaks"....normally by the "in crowd".



free thinkers rarely look like everyone else...and yet are still persecuted because they look different...the sooner the world learns to not judge by appearances the better...



That's a crock. and so is the preceeding statement. People are people all across the board (free thinkers can look like the any stereotype out there even your so-called 'normals' in the 'in-crowd') and both statements just perpetuate the attitude.

That said, this is great story anyway and would be even if it was a boyscout or someone shaved with a crew cut, or someone in a suit, or a dress or leather chaps, or a clown outfit.

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A nice ideal however, experience indicates otherwise.
there are all sorts of 'uniforms' for every clic, but if you pay attention its not hard to see some of these things are not like the others....unfortunately most people rely solely on appearance to decide who is likely to be 'good' and who they think is 'bad'
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Well, it's IS Speaker's Corner. :D

Controversy was imminent. I personally thought someone would be offended at the Lord's Name In Vain - thing.

You're right, it would've been a great story no matter who it was. I only pointed out the way the guy looked because of the contrast.

Boy Scout - Expected.
Crew cut, suit, dress - Mundane during downtown rush hour.
Chaps - Odd!
Clown Costume - Scary!
Tattoed/Pierced - Interesting and colorful.

Action expresses priority. - Mahatma Ghandi

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"I personally thought someone would be offended at the Lord's Name In Vain - thing."

Heheh, When I clicked on the title I thought I might see a rant against the Goddamned Right wing.
Instead, I was heartened by your tale. B|
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I know this will probably piss a few people off in here but this is what your post made me think of. I'm not trying to draw controversy or anything to the conversation or lead it into a direction of religion. Just stating my thoughts.

Matt 5:16 "In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven." (NIV)

Matt 6:3-4 "But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in [bold]secret[/bold]. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you." (NIV)

I like to hear of people doing stuff like that no matter what they look like. Gives me hope for the world.

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And if you would know God be not therefore a solver of riddles.

Rather look about you and you shall see Him playing with your children.

And look into space; you shall see Him walking in the cloud, outstretching His arms in the lightning and descending in rain.

You shall see Him smiling in flowers, then rising and waving His hands in trees.

-Kahlil Gibran :)

edited: I was going to reply to Michele's post, that little things like this are rare in this hustle and bustle world. I thought the the same thing for the rest of my way home. But now thinking further, maybe it's more common than I thought. And I just happened to see.

Action expresses priority. - Mahatma Ghandi

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