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Sleeping Stranger Subway Picture On Q Train Defines Empathy And Is A Lesson In Being Good
This man has it.
When Isaac Theil let a sleepy stranger take a little catnap on his
shoulder, it was because "I simply remembered the times my own head would bop on someone’s shoulder because I was so tired after a long day," he recounted to Tova Ross of Tablet Magazine.
Another subway rider was so struck by Theil's nonchalant empathy that
he snapped a picture and put it on Reddit, from which it was then posted
to Facebook by Charidy.
Redditor Braffination wrote, "Heading
home on the Q train yesterday when this young black guy nods off on the
shoulder of a Jewish man. The man doesn't move a muscle, just lets him
stay there. After a minute, I asked the man if he wanted me to wake the
kid up, but he shook his head and responded, 'He must have had a long
day, let him sleep. We've all been there, right?'"
Theil
himself has been completely surprised at the attention he's received for
his small act of kindness, as the photo has been shared over 20,000
times on Facebook.
