Letters to the Editor: A Thanksgiving lesson: Kindness is its own reward

A daughter's tradition teaches

that kindness is its own reward

My daughter would be mortified if she knew I was submitting this.

Every Thanksgiving my daughter, “KS,” goes to a local supermarket and pays for the entire grocery bill of another shopper. She does this without any thought of thanks but simply in the spirit of Thanksgiving. As I write this she is at a large supermarket in Cedar Park continuing her selfless tradition.

In the past she has been “paid” in shoppers’ tears, thanks and applause. For example, two years ago an elderly lady had an orchid in her cart, in addition to her groceries. KS subsequently learned that flower was destined for a friend in hospice.

The moral? Kindness is its own reward.

Thanks KS, you make us very proud.

Bill Wasley, Sparks, Nev.

A polling puzzle: What do

Biden's detractors not like?

I am deeply puzzled. Only 38% of those polled approve of the job President Biden is doing. What do others not like? Are they against the stimulus checks that kept us out of a depression and lifted three million children out of poverty or are they opposed to the rapid distribution of vaccines that saved countless lives?

Do they not think an infrastructure plan that will make our bridges and highways safer, and help mitigate climate crisis is a good idea? Isn’t dignity and kindness in the White House welcome?

Perhaps they object to his age. Well, watch out because with the two recent bill signings that old man has gotten more done for the American economy than the last several administrations put together.

Lynda West, Austin

The only uncertainties left

about global warming's threat

There are just three things you really need to know about global warming. One, it is happening. Two, humans are causing it. Three, the consequences will be extremely undesirable. There is no longer any scientific doubt about the truth of these assertions. The only remaining uncertainties are how seriously we will address the problem, and precisely how horrible the problems will become.

If we care about the health and survival of future generations and earth’s ecology, we must press government and businesses to take very serious action, and quickly. We no longer have the luxury of denying, ignoring, and belittling the problem as we have for the past 30 years.

Mark Warren, Austin

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Austin American-Statesman Letters to the Editor: Nov. 30, 2021