Seeds of Kindness

It was an acorn of a deed, but to the recipient, it was a towering oak that provided shade and shelter

So many of us have been touched deeply by another’s goodness. When Family First asked writers to tell them about the greatest kindness they’d experienced they were overwhelmed by the volume of responses.

So many seeds bearing such beautiful fruit. Below a taste of the bounty for Tu B’Shevat.

17 personal accounts of goodness

It’s Fine

Rivka Miriam Siegal

If my son’s likes could be summed up in a category, it would be under the heading: “Things That Hum.” Air conditioners, refrigerators, washers, dryers, pretty much any major appliance fascinates him endlessly.

These aren’t normal interests for a young boy. He’s autistic, you see, and his angelic good looks stopped saving him from scrutiny when he was around six years old.