Brad Aronson

In the current present that we are living in, this book is a needed welcome. Even more so during these scary times. As I was reading these stories, I was both happy and emotional. Some tears may have been left behind but they were happy tears of joy.

This book features all kinds of stories. There is the one of people banding together to help purchase a service dog, or the story of one man who came from nothing to become something. He never forgot where he came from and became "secret santa". Before he died, he shared his story in the hopes that others would continue his legacy of "secret santa". Today, there are thousands of "secret santas" all over the world.

There is the story of a little boy who required a brain surgery thus leaving the little boy to miss out on Halloween. HIs parents sent invites to family, friends, and neighbors to participate in an early Halloween. Every house on the block was lit up that night.

It is stories like the above and more that will have readers believing in the good nature of human kind. For every bad story in the news, there are good ones as well. It can be easy to forget the good ones are the bad ones may get the spotlight. Yet, with the pandemic we are currently facing, we are reading tons of stories of kindness. One small act can make the difference.… (mais)