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Yesterday’s story of sadness, now this that comes from it …
HELP IS ON THE WAY FOR YOUSSIF
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Few stories have touched CNN.com users like that of 5-year-old Youssif,
an Iraqi boy set on fire by masked men.
A U.S. burns center has offered to pay for all his medical expenses.
When told of the news, the boy ran through his house in joy:
“Daddy, am I really going to get on a plane?!”
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Okay, okay, I know .. how these news pieces capture the hearts of people for a minute … We open our purses and purge our guilty hearts. It lets us feel good for a time, making us feel generous … as we ignore all the other needy children not seen on the tv. … Sure, sure. That is all true.
But this story also shows the option for both harmful and helpful action by human beings, how we can be violent or loving. We live in a world where we are largely free to pursue either road, all by our choice and character.
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