Song of a Bird
... posted on Apr 26 2004, 546 reads

Subway Philosopher
When one person is kind to many strangers, he's a do-gooder. But what happens when many strangers are kind to one person -- a homeless one who lugs his life in two bulging plastic bags on the subway? Lack of a Bodhi tree anywhere near the Broadway-Lafayette station in New York didn't stop passengers from reaching out to the "subway philosopher" named Tony Butler. Somehow, he always brought arou... posted on Apr 23 2004, 1,201 reads

Never Planned My Life
"Wouldn't you come back and help us?" The gentle question from a Afghani resident, almost an afterthought, struck her like the bolt from a crossbow. After covering the U.S. war in Afghanistan, NPR reporter Sarah Chayes decided to give up her job as a journalist and remain in Afghanistan to help rebuild the country. Sarah, with two degrees from Harvard, a Radcliffe College Prize and an inspiring... posted on Apr 22 2004, 1,098 reads

What It Is All About
... posted on Apr 19 2004, 509 reads

Courage to Touch Life
... posted on Apr 18 2004, 799 reads

Ten Thousand Dollar Bills
Wherever he goes, something unexpected happens. And almost everyone is smiling. That's because Kevin Shelton goes out to public places -- shopping malls, movie theatres, restaurants and beaches -- with 10,000 dollar bills strapped to his chest and gives them away, one dollar at a time ... to whoever wants it, no questions asked. People line up to get the dollar and almost everyone asks him, "Wh... posted on Apr 17 2004, 1,074 reads

A Limitless Love
... posted on Apr 12 2004, 2,008 reads

The Greater Hunger
... posted on Apr 11 2004, 1,186 reads

A Splendid Torch
... posted on Mar 28 2004, 2,413 reads

The Unknown
... posted on Mar 22 2004, 712 reads