Picture of Kindness #3: A Gift from Travelers
Once the curtain of steam lifted, Dave, my namesake friend from Albany, New York, found himself standing on the edge of a cliff overlooking Mount Etna’s mythical crater. He...
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A Gift from a Japanese Lady and a Flying American Boy
The boy in this “picture” is nearly four years old and is playing airplane. His roaring, jubilant engine glides on outstretched feather-like arms through the courtyard of Ogen’in, Shinnyo-en’s...
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Picture of Kindness
Courtesy of Monique Rubiano Here is a “picture” of my mother one spring morning telling someone on the street downstairs to wait, then stuffing our bread basket with fruit...
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Sanctuaries of Peace
No one is as capable of gratitude as one who has emerged from the kingdom of night. –Elie Wiesel Remembering what we experienced on September 11, 2001, can be...
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A New American’s Path to Peace
It is the end of May 2011. Like most of my students, Rosario already feels American but is eager to make it official. To her, America means confidence and...
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