Positivity: Perfect Strangers Help Katrina Victims

From Wes Pruden of the Washington Times on Friday (Times link will be gone at about 1AM Tuesday morning):

This could have been a special, defining moment in America.

….. Rarely if ever in the nation’s history have so many Americans gone out of their way to lend a hand to their suffering neighbors.

….. Strangers across the land are opening their homes to perfect strangers. No small deal. The Internet is strangling with offers of help, of a spare bedroom, of a vacant house, and if anyone has put strings on any of this, racial or otherwise, it escapes everybody.

….. Here’s a sampling of one of the hundreds of Internet offers, lifted in its entirety from a blog set up by the Houston Chronicle: “I know that we’re a long way from you, but … we would love to help someone displaced by Hurricane Katrina. We live in a modest home in Lake Arrowhead in the mountains of Southern California. We have 2 bedrooms, a small loft and a private bathroom upstairs that is just waiting for someone. We would love to help someone get back on their feet and through God, our community and church, we can do that. We would love to help make a difference in someone’s life. We live in a mountain community that does get some snow in the winter, but it is usually mild. We’re only 30 minutes from the city of San Bernardino and the county is already set up to assist those displaced by the hurricane. We also have wonderful schools and caring people. We can also assist in helping to find work and permanent housing. We can take a couple or a single mom with kids … We have a king-size bed in one room and 2 twins in the other, and we can get a couple more beds if needed. You don’t have to worry … Let us help you get your life back together.”