Then we moved on
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the sidewalk, where she pulled my face down to hers, kissed me on both cheeks, and then walked away, still smiling and waving back to me. I had not given her a single coin. We had
46 something vastly more important—a warming of hearts in friendship.
Traveling in poorer nations, I have
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a variety of ways to deal with beggars. The most
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response of tourists faced with those extremely poor people is to
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them and focus their eyes elsewhere. I have seen people push away an outstretched hand in
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. A few may hurriedly drop a few coins, and then make a quick get away in hopes that another 20 ragged beggars won’t immediately appear on the
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.
For many reasons, giving money is not the best
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to an outstretched hand. The greatest gift is time and respect. To look beggars in the eye and smile, thus acknowledge their existence, is a small thing. Putting your hand into another’s outstretched hand and grasping it
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for a moment is also a small thing. But these are important. Everyone needs
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, to be seen as worthy of being
55 , to feel appreciated and loved. And I believe that everyone is worthy and worth knowing.
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