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    • Nov 12
    • 1 min read

A Bit Of Humanity

I saw this young man one afternoon sitting by himself on a park bench in Manchester, NH. I said 'hello' to him and asked him if I could help him with anything. He said, "I hope so. Everybody walks by me like I don't exist and, I have forgotten what it is like to be treated like a human being, to just have a hug. I could use that right now. Can you give me a hug?"


Here was this young man covered in dirt, obviously ill, beaten down by life and substance abuse begging for someone to show him a bit of humanity.


I hugged him and, he smiled and said, "thank you, sir."


Merle Burke, President & Founder

Shepherd's Way

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