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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;4to2centBC, post: 2268374, member: 76181&quot;]Part III cont</p><p><br /></p><p>Dec 23rd 2012 on another board</p><p><br /></p><p><i>I don&#039;t know how to start this post, so I will just start with saying................for the first time, in a very, very long time...........I have experienced a true act of unselfish kindness...........and it has been humbling.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>True to his word, and to my complete astonishment............John did what he set out to do............he kept a promise he was unbeholden to.....and sent me the gift of a coin. My old coin, and previous to that....William Joys coin. A coin whose sale haunted me regularly for 3 years.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Yesterday, late morning, the postman drove up to our door. I was stunned when he handed me an envelope....marked Australia. Stunned doesn&#039;t come close to describing how I felt. My postman got choked up as I told him what was possibly in the package. He knew of the robbery and couldn&#039;t believe Johns offer. And he exclaimed as I removed the coin from the envelope &quot;it restores your faith in humanity&quot; He said the whole thing gave him the chills. </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>There is a reason for that.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><i>Dwarfing the trauma of the robbery, there was a well publicized school shooting in a small town very close to us last week. I would have to say that most people in the state are still in mourning. Almost everyone I run into and speak to has conveyed a despair about the nature of man. Folks are heartbroken.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>The coin.....the gift....the circumstances around it.....well for my friends who have heard the story, it has helped alleviate a bit of that despair.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>We had a small party last night for several couples and their children. These are dear friends and as I was telling them the story of the robbery, of Johns gesture, of my complete disbelief that he was serious............and as they were nodding in agreement...........I handed them the coin........ </i></p><p><br /></p><p><i>And it was all in their faces.....the awe.......the sheer awe. smiles and teared eyes.......like people restored. They glowed for the rest of the night......it made them feel so good to know that someone like John existed. It was a ray of light in an otherwise dark week. An unheard of act of generosity at a time, and in a place, where it could not have been needed more. </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>They won&#039;t be the last to hear this story.........</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Thank you John</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>As you can see, 3 years on and I am still making sure they were not the last to hear this story.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have to stop here for now. You all get bored with this? well it is almost over...... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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