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The small cost (and big reward) of wishing others well By Jon Cohn Community Contributor There he was, sitting on the cement at one of the nearby busy Chicago intersections. Jon Cohn He sat, sign in hand, in tattered clothes with a rough, unshaven look and the ever-present change cup front and center, looking for dona-
tions. I made eye contact with him, smiled and gave a little acknowledgment wave as I passed by. He gave me a little smile, waved back and said, “Have a nice day.” I kept walking and went about my daily business. This is a scenario I am sure many have experienced in an almost routine way as we move about the city. Later, it hit me. I started thinking, it was he who said to me, “Have a nice day.” I have a refrigerator full of food and enough money to go to a restaurant on occasion, yet he said to me, “Have a
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nice day.” I have a warm shower to go to every morning and a sink to wash up in. He maybe does once in a while, but other nights, other days? Maybe not. Yet it was he who said to me, “Have a nice day.” I have a car to get around the city. He probably has to fight tooth and nail to get bus or train transportation. I can walk around the city in a decent pair of shoes. He has to walk all over and his footwear padding is far from ideal. I thought about that and it hit me a
little bit. Those folks out there on the streets? It’s a pretty tough go for them. Still, many are able to keep their spirits up enough to say to others, “Have a nice day.” It puts some of our own problems into perspective. We can’t possibly give money to every panhandler we walk by, but maybe we could at least acknowledge them with a eye contact, a little smile and little wave. Maybe we could even say to them, “Have a nice day!”.
Out and About in December
Send photos and captions to info@neweastsidecommunity.com for a chance for your photo to be featured.
The December answer is: Q: A SNOWMAN MIXED WITH A SHARK GETS YOU WHAT? A: FROST BITE A riddle for the season: What food do you get when you cross a snowman with a wolf? A brrrr-grrr
Submit jokes and quotes to info@ neweastsidecommunity.com The answer to the December “Where am I” is … The McClurg Court entrance of the American Furniture Mart building at 680 North Lake Shore Drive.
Debra, John and Haiden Pederson go for a skate the day after Christmas at the skating ribbon. Photos by Jesse Wright
Where am I?
Try to figure out where this structure is in the New Eastside. Submit your guess at info@ neweastsidecommunity.com Good luck!
Katie Hogue and Meg Dedyne supporting After School Matters.
Madeline Obrzut and Meghan Gov. Bruce Rauner with VFW Past Farrell of SOAR attend Gail State Commander William M. Wolff. Spreen's Christmas party.