OPINION:
Over the past few years I’ve patiently fished out and bought the discounted after-Halloween, -Easter and -Christmas candies. As a substitute teacher at a high-needs, mostly Mexican-American middle school, I may give out more treats for good behavior, citizenship and production than all the other substitutes combined. Now the package deliverers, garbage collectors and marketplace employees in my circle benefit from ’Mr. Mike’s’ stored surplus. Recently, in the produce section of the supermarket, I asked the humble, frail senior-citizen employee whether other patrons randomly treated her, and she looked away with sad eyes and said no.
Christmas is truly a traditional and commercialized time of giving, but please consider the other 364 days of the year. And remember that giving our “time” can often be the most special treat.
MIKE SAWYER
Denver
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