My friend posted this on her Facebook status and I was profoundly touched by it:
Emily had a very inspiring subway experience. Met a man who pegged us for newlyweds. Told us he and his wife had been married for over 54 years and that he was a Holocaust survivor saved by a 17-year-old Catholic boy on Kristallnacht. Now a Rabbi and teacher, he inquired what religion we were. He said there are three important... rules to follow in life: be kind, be honest, and be humble. Rules to live by indeed.
As a former NY resident, I can testify to how often you take a MEMORABLE subway ride (it's the place of strangeness and freaks, I tell you) but I can also attest to how rare it is to have a touching moment like this... I find it so warming just to read it.
And on that note, I should add that I had a memorable AND warming weekend. I hope you did as well.
