Blogger Peking Duck talks about Chen Si, who has saved at least 42 people from certain death. How? By noticing that they "walk without spirit":
"By his own count, Mr. Chen, who is in his mid-30's, has stopped 42 people from jumping since he began his patrols a year ago. He has talked them down and wrestled them down. He will hike up his pant leg to show a deep laceration from one tussle. He also has watched five people slip out of his grasp and fall to their deaths in the Yangtze. It is a job that has required him to become a detective looking for clues in the souls of strangers." [Permanent NYT link].
Chen Si is a great man - and you don't have to patrol a bridge to learn from his example. What about your family? Your friends? How is their spirit, in the face of life's difficulties and joys? How, in the coming New Year, can you resolve to make a bigger difference in the lives of those you care for?
Who are you an angel for?
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