Image via WikipediaAlmost 30 years ago an unexpected act of kindness profoundly changed a young man's perspective on life - he shares that memory today.
It is a sad indictment on where society is now that in 2010 such an act would likely lead to that Good Samaritan suffering a loss of his job!
He was a good man for its own sake and required nothing in return.  "Tell them to pay you back the same way and soon the world will be a better place."

A real Good Samaritan

One act of kindness that befell British writer Bernard Hare in 1982 changed him profoundly. Then a student living just north of London, he tells the story to inspire troubled young people to help deal with their disrupted lives.