Gentle and Kind

[Content Note: The linked story is about a man who lives near by Sandy Hook Elementary School, who helped six children on the day of the shooting. There are photographs at the link of the man in emotional turmoil, which may be upsetting.]

Neighbor Took Six Young Survivors into His Home. I'm not even going to excerpt it, because it can't be broken into pieces.

What a lovely man, and what a heartbreaking story. I am continually struck by the contrast of human depravity and human decency being juxtaposed in Newtown. How is it possible that we humans are capable of each?

That's rhetorical.

The heart, it never stops breaking.

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