Compassion – Politics Plus

Yesterday, Virgil called and I was able to reassure him that I’m alive and also let him know I have no idea how long it is going to take to get repairs done. So that’s a relief. As much as I had it under control in that I did get stuff done, all that streaa wore me out. I may be sleeping more than usual for the next few days. Today’s short take are kind of “The Good, the Bad, and theUgly” – the first one is the good, the second is the bad – and the FFT is the ugly. Honestly – people! I was toying with another bad/ugly article but it’s not verified yet so I’ll hold it for a bit.

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Short Takes –

DU (crimycarny) – I got a personal call from Jamie Raskin regarding my son’s suicide (hanky alert)
Quote – After I hung up I went downstairs to tell my husband. As I was showing him the number I accidentally hit redial. I hung up right away and I also assumed it was a switchboard type number. Next thing I know a call is coming in from the same number. I pick up and it’s Jamie again! He said “Hi Crimycarny, I saw you just tried to call. Did you need something?” I said no, that it was a mistake redial. He replied “ok, I just wanted to make sure. Well, you have my number if you need anything.”
Click through for full story. We have some great Democrats, but if you can think of anyone who is more “the real deal” than Raskin. I’d love to hear it.

Crooks and Liars – Where Have All The Flowers Gone? Stomped By Russians, Every One
Quote – Look, we get it. He’s losing a war he was assured would take just a few days to win, and it’s day 158 of the Russian invasion, so obviously, he’s mad at some flowers. You can’t make this stuff up…. [T]here is no help for people like the self-entitled man driving with a diplomatic license plate, who got out of his car to kick some children’s flowers, then sped to safety behind the gates.
Click through for story and video. As he kicks the flowers, he yells, “Murderers! Murderers!” Projection much?

Food For Thought (been saving this one for a day when Roger’s name came up. The Lincoln Project video in today’s thread.)-

While last Tuesday’s gut-wrenching testimony of trauma, terrorism, treason and tears by Police Officers Gonell, Fanone, Hodges and Dunn might not be enough to change the minds of many in the GQP – it did a great deal to restore my faith in humanity.

Consequently, I believe it’s worthwhile to extend that good feeling with today’s offering.

[Editor’s Note: You might want to keep a tissue close by.]

A video taken by someone with the handle “McLiez” and posted on Facebook has been viewed over a million times and shared over 170,000 times – and deservedly so!

It’s just a minute-long clip taken of cars stuck in traffic. But a driver in one of the cars (believed to be in the Philippines) captured the most heart-warming video of a small boy holding a cloth that he most likely uses to clean car windows to earn some money. He approaches a stopped car with another small boy in the back. The child in the car rolls down his window and starts chatting with the boy. He then gives the child in the street a small toy he has so he could play with it, and the small boy is clearly delighted!

As the boys play with each other, the one in the car then gives him a large dirt-digging excavator toy to play with. When the child in the street later tries to return the toys, the boy in the car refuses to take them back.

Not sure what to do, but wanting to show his gratitude, the boy in the street goes to get a bag of snacks that he shares with the boy in the car. As the traffic starts moving again, the two boys wave to each other.

[NOTE: This link to a Facebook posting is NOT the original Facebook posting by McLiez, but one from the “India Times”. I’ve never belonged to Facebook and I’m not sure if the original is even available anymore. But I thought I should give Facebook some type of credit for posting it.]

https://www.facebook.com/m.indicator.official/videos/sharing-is-caring-%EF%B8%8F-in-the-video-a-boy-can-be-seen-gifting-his-toy-cars-to-a-hom/525932725117381/?extid=SEO—-

BUT I did find a YouTube video of it:

In the same spirit I thought it’d be worthwhile to share a “Bonus” video of the kindness of one child shown to another, when a little boy comes to the aid of a clearly distraught autistic child on the first day of school.

I doubt children this age know what “compassion” or “empathy” even means. But more importantly, they know how to show it and share it with their fellow human beings.