Kindness in Florida

CNN published an article today about Chene Thompson, the wife of a Florida state representative, and Henrietta Hughes, a homeless woman who Thompson agreed to help. Hughes spoke up at a town hall meeting with President Obama on Tuesday. She said that she was living out of a car with her son and needed help. President Obama promised that his staff would work on it, but Thompson stepped forward from the crowd to offer Hughes a place to stay.

This example speaks to being in the right place at the right time. If Hughes had not been able to attend the town hall meeting, her request would not have been heard. Likewise, if Thompson had not been at the meeting, she would not have been able to offer her help. However, the fact that there was a right place and time for this in the current economic climate speaks to the ability of humans to transcend proscribed behaviors and connect, simply, as humans.