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I Opened My Door to an Elderly Stranger on Christmas Eve — What Happened Days Later Changed Everything

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Ezoic

I could not keep walking.

Choosing Compassion Over Convenience

I knelt beside her, my knees instantly soaked through by the snow.

“Ma’am,” I said gently, “do you have somewhere warm to go tonight?”

Ezoic

She shook her head. Her voice was barely audible. “No, dear. But don’t worry about me. I’ll manage.”

We both knew that wasn’t true.

“Come with me,” I said before my doubts could catch up. “I don’t have much, but it’s warm. And there’s food.”