One of my favorite books since childhood is The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein (who also penned one of my favorite poems, Nobody). A beloved classic about an altruistic tree that loved a boy so much, he sacrificed his very self for his dear friend. It would surprise you (readers who live outside of Manhattan), that there is a genuine and profound sense of neighbor and community in a city often coined as having "the rudest people in the nation". Regularly, we do get caught up in our our accelerated liftstyles...updating our social media feeds, switching up our playlists or just yapping away on our iPhones, as we maneuver the busy streets of our treasured city like a game of Frogger. But don't confuse our need to make things happen and get places quickly, with us having cold hearts and broken souls. New Yorkers might just be the most connected, giving, generous and loyal coterie of folks you might ever come across - in life.
Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein