Good for Bad

A friend of mine who passed away recently once told me that when he heard about something bad happening, he tried to do something good. He said perhaps his good would counteract the bad. If he read in the paper about a burglary, he might give to a homeless shelter. Or if he learned of someone attacking someone else, he would take a meal over to a neighbor or to the person who was attacked if possible.

I wonder if all of us followed that rule of thumb, surely the world would be a better place.