School officials everywhere take note: THIS is how you defend the safety and dignity of LGBTQIA+ students in your district.
The powerful remarks were delivered by Jackie Goldberg, a LA school board president, in response to anti-LGBTQIA+ protests in her community.
There was a little coffee shop where two people arrived and approached the counter.
โFive coffees โ๏ธ please. Two for us and three pending.โ
They paid, they took their two coffees and left.
I asked the waiter. "Whatโs this about pending coffees?"
โWait and you'll see."
Some more people came in.
Two girls asked for a coffee each, they paid and left.
The following order was for seven coffees and it was made by three women -
Three for them and four pending coffees.
I was left wondering...what is the meaning of the pending coffees, they leave.
Then, a man dressed in worn clothes, who looks like he might be homeless, arrives at the counter and asks sincerely...
โDo you have a coffee pending?โ
โYes we do, sir.โ
They serve him a coffee.... I got my answer.
People pay in advance for a coffee that will be served to whoever can't afford a hot drink.
This tradition started in Naples.
Amazingly, it has spread throughout the worldโs cities and towns.
Itโs also possible to order not only โpending coffeesโ but also a sandwich or a full low cost meal.
Wouldnโt it be great if we could all start doing this in the cities and towns where we live?
Small kindnesses like this can impact so many lives, in ways we could never imagine.
Maybe we should all try it.
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