Julio Diaz remembers being robbed

I really commend that type of behavior (I really respect someone that has the good heart to do such a thing) not because I think it's the right thing to do (though it is), but because my reaction would have been to immediately go into a "maim the fucker up" mode. I've lived in some extremely bad parts of town where you either make a stand or get robbed and injured everyday. My instant reaction is to put my life in risk to injure the assailant, which is wrong because you never know how that person ended up doing what he/she is doing.<p>Next time I'm in a situation as this I'll think first about the person doing the robbing before making a decision to let go or assault back. Great story.

Here is the transcript from npr if you can't listen to the story:<p><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=89164759" rel="nofollow">http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?story...</a>

You should check out some of their other stuff -<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNfvuJr9164" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNfvuJr9164</a><p>Storycorps also has an outstanding book/audiobook that I'd highly recommend if you're interested in hearing some of their best of stories called Listening is an Act of Love

“By listening closely to one another, we can help illuminate the true character of this nation reminding us all just how precious each day can be and how truly great it is to be alive."<p>- Dave Isay, Founder, StoryCorps<p>Thanks for sharing this. Listening to StoryCorps is always a pleasure :)

Reminds me of the classic story "Thank You, Ma'm" by Langston Hughes: <a href="http://members.multimania.co.uk/shortstories/hughesthankyou.html" rel="nofollow">http://members.multimania.co.uk/shortstories/hughesthankyou....</a>

This is a very nice story. I read a Sufi version of this a few years back. It would be pretty if this is real.