Monday, February 05, 2007

A Prophet Lives in New York City

New Yorkers know Wesley Autrey by a terrible decision he made recently: He pitched himself off a subway platform and into the path of a train -- to save someone who'd fallen on the tracks.

Autrey's actions make him a prophet of compassion. That's what you are when you consider others part of yourself. The "I" and "you" are a whole -- not separate.

For the full story, see my February 5th "Waking Up" column on UPI.com.


1 comment:

RennyBA said...

What a great story - thanks for sharing and good to see you plugged in the article too - good to know a famous righter you know!