Sometimes the silliest things remind us of our humanity. When I arrived at De Anza College one day, two parent geese were walking their children across the street. Cars were stopped to let them by, but no one honked their horn, no one flipped anyone off or curses anyone else. Everyone was sort of frozen in this moment of awe.

I looked in my rear view mirror and saw that the man in the car behind me stared at the geese also, dressed in a suit and the fist he rested his chin on had an expensive looking watch. 

For a moment, I was reminded that the world is beautiful. That life is worth living because sometimes we're compassionate.