True of all people, with the possible exception of little kids, and even they can be jerks. There is so much wisdom in this story, and my admiration for you just went up several more notches (you don't have to blush: I know that wasn't your purpose in writing this). I've come to believe that one benefit of living long enough is that we achieve humility — which does not at all equate to feeling small. While we're here, addressing the world's pain by helping one person at at time, as you did, is about the best we can do. And then we can drop the anger and resentment and lighten up already. It's a relief.