UPFRONT May 7, 2007 ISSUE

For hearts in need

JENNY ROEMER, STAFF EDITOR

More than once I've heard about people who were saved from taking their lives when a friend, a family member, even a stranger, was motivated to express some modest act of love. One story described a person who stood on a bridge contemplating ending his life, when a pedestrian walked by and casually complimented him on his hiking shoes. That was enough to save him from making a drastic choice.

I've often thought about stories like that — they actually bring tears to my eyes sometimes, when I consider the fact that simple, yet profound acts of kindness do have the power to make a huge difference in someone else's life.

Send a comment to the editors

NEXT IN THIS ISSUE

ITEMS Of INTREST

ITEMS OF INTEREST