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Teachable Moments
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Just Say Yes
By Kathy Dickie Poverty can teach lessons that privilege cannot.
~Jack Klugman During my annual check-up with my optometrist a few years ago, I noticed a shoe-collection box placed next to the used-eyeglasses collection box in the waiting area. I asked the receptionist why they were collecting shoes. The receptionist told me that one of their optometrists participated in an annual eye-care mission in Africa. For a few weeks every year, the mission serviced people who didn't have access to eye care or glasses. During the optometrist's previous trip, he observed that many of the children who lined up for eye care had bare feet. He planned to take the donated shoes and offer them to his patients on his next eye-care mission. The woman sitting next to me snorted and mumbled a derogatory comment about the impoverished. I was shocked and disturbed by her offensive remark. Although it's not my nature to be provoked into addressing insolent remarks from a stranger, I felt compelled to honor my own boundaries and clarify that her remark was not acceptable to me. I told the woman there were many other countries in the world that had similar issues. She challenged me to provide a personal example of how I was aware of this. (Keep reading) | |
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