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Grim Chieftain

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14. Good, decent people share the wealth

Sun May 10, 2026, 11:01 AM

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The others, not so much.

I'm reminded of an encounter my husband had a few months ago when the lottery was very high. He was at the liquor store and several people buying lottery tickets were discussing what they would do with the money if they won. An elderly gentleman turned to my husband and said "I'd walk up and down Main Street and give $1,000 to each person I pass". That pretty much says it all. Some people are about "ME", but the truly good among us are about "WE".

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