Yes, of late I find I have been critical of pretty near everything. Thinking blindly that sarcasm passes for wit or critical-ishness for personality. And it is so easy to do on a planet, where good things are rare and world wide catastrophy lurks in the airwaves, weather, birds and melting ice. Well I would like to change my world view. When I see a story about something good, I feel hope.
Happy Story
Mr. Hollopeter, a student at the New York Film Academy, was at the subway station at 137th Street/City College on Tuesday when he suffered a seizure and fell onto the tracks just as a train was approaching.
Mr. Autrey was standing on the platform with his daughters and scores of other subway riders when he saw Mr. Hollopeter convulsing on the tracks. As he watched, he thought: “I'm the only one to do it.”
He eyed the trough between the rails before jumping on top of the teenager, Mr. Autrey said, and relied on his experience as a construction worker used to “confined spaces” to calculate — in split seconds — that “maybe we have enough clearance.”
Before jumping, he said he made sure his daughters were okay and asked two women to hold their hands.
The southbound train grazed the top of his hat. He said he and Mr. Hollopeter remained there for 20 minutes while MTA workers shut off the third rail.
“What I did was something any and every New Yorker should do: If you see someone in distress do the right thing — help out" (The Globe and Mail)
Now I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have the presence of mind to do that, and I'm not saying anyone should. But I wanna be a little more positive about the world and all of us.
peace
pt
Happy Story
Mr. Hollopeter, a student at the New York Film Academy, was at the subway station at 137th Street/City College on Tuesday when he suffered a seizure and fell onto the tracks just as a train was approaching.
Mr. Autrey was standing on the platform with his daughters and scores of other subway riders when he saw Mr. Hollopeter convulsing on the tracks. As he watched, he thought: “I'm the only one to do it.”
He eyed the trough between the rails before jumping on top of the teenager, Mr. Autrey said, and relied on his experience as a construction worker used to “confined spaces” to calculate — in split seconds — that “maybe we have enough clearance.”
Before jumping, he said he made sure his daughters were okay and asked two women to hold their hands.
The southbound train grazed the top of his hat. He said he and Mr. Hollopeter remained there for 20 minutes while MTA workers shut off the third rail.
“What I did was something any and every New Yorker should do: If you see someone in distress do the right thing — help out" (The Globe and Mail)
Now I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have the presence of mind to do that, and I'm not saying anyone should. But I wanna be a little more positive about the world and all of us.
peace
pt
P.S. Post a happy story if you got one.
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Mexico Signs Deal to Hem Tortilla Costs
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- President Felipe Calderon signed an accord with businesses on Thursday to curb soaring tortilla prices and protect Mexico's poor from speculative sellers and a surge in the cost of corn driven by the U.S. ethanol industry. The corn tortilla is the basic staple of the Mexican diet and is especially crucial for the poor. The accord limits tortilla prices to 8.50 pesos ($0.78) per kilogram and threatens to use existing laws to achieve prison sentences of up to 10 years for company officials found hoarding corn. Some stores have been selling tortillas for as much as 10 pesos ($0.91) per kilogram.
That's pretty good news!
Quite a few months ago I was ordering a coffee at a Tim Hortons drive thu and when I got to the window to pay I was told the person in line ahead of me payed for my coffee.
It's a tiny, random gesture from a complete stranger but it made my day and I haven't forgotten it.
Hmmmm... good things in the world: fam, friends, pets, sunrise, sunset, starry nights, good food (thai place in Chtown!), good drink, music, the beach, mini-golf, the drive-in, laughing, compassion and considerateness.
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