[Fredslist] The Mitzvah

[IrisWolinsky at aol.com]

I am always moved by such small acts of kindness.  It  says to me people 
are identifying with one another and trying to make things  right, or better, 
and that is the best part of being human.   There's nothing small about 
that.  Thanks, Dana.
 
 
Iris

Iris Wolinsky
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In a message dated 2/3/2011 3:25:53 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
dcharlton at kleinzelman.com writes:

The  Mitzvah
Yesterday morning in the Rail Road train to work, people were a  little
frustrated & cranky.  Due to the severe weather, some  trains had passed by
and our train was more crowded than usual.  So it  was more noticeable when
the woman who sat down across the aisle from me  told the conductor that she
didn't have her ticket and he had to charge her  Metro-North's penalty for
buying a ticket on the train -- totaling a  whopping $12.50 for her 20
minute ride.  She complied.  But as  the conductor stepped away, another
commuter, sitting further away &  who also witnessed the exchange, cried
out, "That's too much!  Take  one of my tickets instead!"  All in the
vicinity of the crowded car  watched & listened as he brought her the $4.50
ticket and the Conductor  returned $8.00 to her.  I thought they must have
known one another,  but it was simply a matter of making a Mitzvah - an act
of kindness, from  one stranger to another.  It was a lovely way to start
the  day!


Dana Charlton
Klein Zelman Rothermel LLP
485 Madison  Avenue - 15th Floor
New York, NY  10022
Tel:  212-935-6020,  ext. 212
Fax:  212-753-8101
email:   dcharlton at kleinzelman.com





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