Richard Carroll reflects on a profound act of kindness he experienced while hitchhiking across Crete in 1978. Stranded in a small village under the relentless sun, he was surprised when a woman dressed in black approached him with a tray covered by a white cloth. She offered him freshly baked bread, feta cheese, tomatoes, olives, and orange juice, speaking in Greek he could not understand. Overwhelmed, he tried to thank her but she simply turned and left. This selfless gesture left a lasting impression, anchoring in him the principle of treating others as you wish to be treated. Nearly 50 years later, he finds comfort in the memory of that kindness amidst a troubled world.
