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Just
because people are nice
to us and don't ask
anything in return, does
not mean there is
something wrong with
them. It is often
hard for us to believe
people can like us
simply for who we are.
Benny, a White man, was
willing to give Frank, a
Black man, a kidney.
Frank wouldn't accept
it. He had known
Benny for three short
weeks. Frank knew
very little about Benny.
But he knew Benny must
have a hidden agenda.
Nobody gives a kidney
away for nothing.
Frank confronted Benny
with his anger,
suspicion and fear.
Quietly Benny replied,
"I know you like to go
fishing. I know
you are a good father
and a loving husband.
I know because that's
what you've shown me.
Based on what I've seen,
I know you don't deserve
to die." Frank
accepted the kidney.
Benny moved to Arizona
and never saw Frank
again.
-- Iyanla
Vanzant
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September 7
