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Oct 3, 2007

"We must use time creatively... and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right." --Martin Luther King Jr.

Pen Pals at the Airport

"A few years ago on a trip home I was waiting in line at the airport gate counter and the agent was frustrated because a customer had inadvertently walked off with her last pen. I opened up my backpack and sure enough there were five pens, so I handed over all five and said, "Keep the change!" She was so appreciative of the small gesture that I began packing 5 pens for every trip." So begins this short, real-life story about someone who found a simple way to brighten other people's days