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Random act of kindness in Kenmore Square
By adamg on Wed, 11/23/2016 - 11:23am
Jerimaih with his new hoodie and hat.
Josie Glauson, a teacher at the Edison School in Brighton, reports somebody did an incredibly nice thing for one of the students at the school this morning:
Jerimaih, who lives in Charlestown, takes the subway to Kenmore Square, where he transfers for a 57 bus to school. This morning, with temperatures around 40, somebody at Kenmore noticed he was wearing just a T shirt - and asked him if he was cold. Jerimaih admitted he was - so the man took him into the BU bookstore and bought him a BU hoodie and hat.
"Appreciate YOU more than you know," Glauson writes. She says Jerimaih was running late for school, so didn't get the person's name, but she'd love to find him to say thank you.
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A kind soul
A kid wearing just a tee in November is a warning sign to his home life
Not necessarily
Which I say as the parent of a teen who sometimes goes out dressed way less warmly than either of her parents think is sane.
sounds like a typical teen to me
Apparently survival is a learned skill. Saw a lot of people in their 20s walking around underdressed too this week. We would have to refuse to let my niece in the car if she didn't at least bring the coat carried in her hand. Her logic was she was going from a heated house to a heated car to a heated mall - why bring a coat? It's those times outside (or a car breakdown/accident) that foils the brilliance of her plan....
Agreed
I did high school in the suburbs, and I lived fairly close to the bus stop. I never had to walk more than a block and was rarely outside for more than a few minutes.
When I came to BU, I spent the first two years I was there buying new bits and pieces of winter gear. Turns out, things like "hats" do things other than mess up your hair, and "puffy coats" have a purpose besides looking goofy, and "clunky waterproof boots" also do something besides making your early 2000s boot-cut jeans look awkward.
Sadly, Not All Children Have Equal Access To Warm Clothing
Some families are struggling just to keep a roof over their heads and food on the table. Over the summer, winter clothing may have been lost; perhaps during a move or other circumstances; or it's been outgrown it to the point where it's become uncomfortable or embarrassing for a child to wear.
I imagine clothing drives and other charitable giving peaks during the year-end holidays, but is more sparse in the preceding weeks. At this time of year, winter may have crept up on some people, before they've had a chance to acquire appropriate warm clothing for all their children.
The most precious gifts of all are not those given out of obligation or in association with some arbitrary date, but those given from heartfelt caring, after recognizing someone else's true needs or desires. Just hearing the story of an anonymous stranger's kind gift of warm clothing to this young man, brings warmth to my own heart!
Wonderful!
I really needed a reminder that most people are decent and kind.
That smile
Is a winner! Thank you random stranger for your kindness!
Let me tell you another great thing that I saw today....
I witnessed a guy walking just outside a Dunkin Donuts, noticing a somewhat disheveled looking man who was inside sitting alone at an empty table. The passerby lightly tapped on the glass mouthing (and saying outline, and gesturing with hands) "You hungry? Want a sandwich?" Sure enough when I returned in the other direction a few minutes later, the man inside was still at the table but now had a sandwich and a cup of coffee.
This was especially moving to me because the recipient of the gesture was not begging, wasn't asking for anything. The passerby could have easily continued on his way without making any contact. But he went out of his way to help someone he saw in need.