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The Odds of Kindness - by Tara Monjazeb - Devotions

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and the importance of community

I experience a bit of culture shock whenever I return to London. Many of the things people warned me about weren’t too bad: the sun shines more often than expected, and the rain normally doesn’t last too long. But still, I have a hard time getting used to the shell city-dwellers place around themselves. It was kind of relieving at first, as I’ve always been introverted. I hated small talk. I dreaded the awkward smile I’d have to give neighbors on the sidewalk as I passed them, and whenever I was in the Lush store at the mall, I darted around and hid from the employees. I was glad that, here,…

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