KINDNESS in the Subway
by Adeena Schlussel on behalf of Daniel Lubetzky
Last week, our CEO struck up a conversation with an unlikely pair in the subway. As seen in the picture below, a young Mexican cowboy partnered with an older African-American soul singer to form a duet that was both “truly beautiful, in sound and in sight.” It was the perfect example of KINDNESS amongst former strangers.
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