breakthrough
moments in understanding life
and myself
65 I walked on by
A woman was standing on a curb, wait- ing for the light to change. On the oppo- site curb was a girl of about 17.
The woman couldn’t help but notice that the girl was crying. In fact, her grief was so great that she made no effort to hide it. ________________________________
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At that moment the light changed. Each started across the street. As they were about to meet, the womanwanted to reach out and comfort the girl. At the last minute, however, she passed her by.
Hours later the pain-filled eyes of that girl continued to haunt the woman. “Why didn’t I turn, fall in step with her, and say, ‘Honey, can I help?’ But I walked on by.
"Sure, she might have rejected me. So what! Only a few seconds would have been lost. But they would have been enough to let her know that she cared. __________________________________
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