Two women were walking down the street in opposite directions, but approaching each other. One was distraught and crying. The other was calm and compassionate. As they passed each other the calm lady said to the distraught lady, “That is a beautiful dress you’re wearing.” They stopped and sat at a near-by bench and said a few words, and after a few minutes they got up and continued on their way. Two weeks later, the same two ladies were walking down the street and the one who was in distress two weeks earlier looked much better and stopped the calm lady saying, “I want to thank you so much for what you said two weeks ago. You see, I was walking back from the grave site where I just buried my son, and while I was walking home I was trying to figure out how I was going to kill myself. You’re kind words stop me from doing that, and I want to thank you. From 'Fillossofee: Messages From a Grandfather' by Robert Gately