Your story though, is just like that almost. A story. This makes it interesting and something to actually ponder over, in a way. It wasn’t just that the store owner and the three kids bartered over marbles and food, but that all the facts you just relayed are all tied together and fit together.

If you didn’t make it clear that this was part of your past, I would have thought it was a good script for sort of a tear jerker box office movie.

I think the main thing to take away from all of this is despite what most people think of the world today, the great majority of people are still kind, decent human beings.

That fact often escapes us, (myself included at times) because we rely on the media, instead of other people and first hand experiences, for our outlook on society in general.

Of course, the general public has to share in the blame on this as well. As much as we spout that we want happy news also, it’s funny that we totally ignore news about food donations and such, but will make sure to rush home for the latest ‘bad’ news report.

We never hear about the good things that most people do, so as a result, our perception of mankind in general is often very skewed.

Misato