Acts of Kindness and Forgiveness

A traveler crossed a burning desert, drained of strength and desperate for water.

Hours passed before he finally found an old, half-broken well. He climbed down,

cupped water into his hands, and drank until his body stopped shaking.

Relief washed over him—he felt alive again. As he climbed out, he noticed a dog

stumbling near the well. Its tongue hung dry, its paws trembled,

and it circled helplessly, too weak to reach the water below. The traveler paused. Moments ago he felt

the same thirst… the same helplessness. He looked around. Nothing he owned could carry water—nothing

except his worn leather shoe. Without hesitation, he climbed back down the well,