Two Sandwiches, Quiet Dignity

Most people just walked past the janitor, Mr. Henderson. He had worn the

same boots for five years. But Mrs. Higgins, the new history teacher,

noticed something else. She noticed he never brought a lunch. Every day at noon,

he'd just sit in the boiler room and drink water. So on Tuesday, she started accidentally

ordering two sandwiches. She'd walk by his door and say, "Mr. Henderson,

they messed up my order again. I can't eat this. Can you, um,

can you take it?" She didn't do it for a thank you. She didn't do it for a video.

She did it because she knew dignity matters more than charity, and that is what