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Feeding
ducks
My mom, a difficult
independent, likes sitting by the park feeding the ducks.
One day she brought with her a whole bun of fresh bread just to feed her
daily company. Little by little, pinch by pinch, she fed each duck
with joy. She sat there without being noticed by anyone in our rich
suburban neighborhood. Then suddenly a man in his early 40's rained on
my mom's parade by telling her that she shouldn't throw away good food on a
bunch of ducks that can find food anywhere when there are a lot of people
starving in Africa.
Then my mother said in crazed anger and without hesitation, "Well, I
can't throw that far!".

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