How Good Found Me In A Bad Neighborhood

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December 30, 2011

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Make no judgements where you have no compassion.

- Anne McCaffrey -

How Good Found Me In A Bad Neighborhood

"It occurred to me a little too late that I was in a sketchy part of town. In anticipation of making it to my massage appointment, I had actually gotten off my bus five blocks before my stop. I was young and clearly a college student...I stuck out like a sore thumb in the southern town. Yet, even with my fingers trembling I was convinced that I would be perfectly safe, that I didn't have to rely on anyone for help. "It'll be okay Priya," I reassured myself, "You've dealt with 2,000 pound horses, so a dangerous person is nothing to you." In this real-life story, a young woman describes stumbling into a rough neighborhood and encountering two strangers who opened her eyes to the beauty we miss when we make superficial judgements about the people who cross our paths. { read more }