One Act of Kindness Leads to Another

Circle of Love Inside volunteers write letters to prison inmates in the United States. Tirtha, a letter writer from Canada, tells how one act of kindness multiplied. She said:

“I write to an inmate in California. He sends me artwork that he's done. He's self-taught and the pieces are often quite good. I asked his permission to give them to a shelter for homeless women. When the women get homes, his art would be something special to put there.

Once the drawings were framed, I took them to the shelter where they were happy to receive them. A note left with the art said that, if anyone wanted to write the artist, who is in prison, she should contact me.

Just a few hours afterward, a woman called. She had been homeless for 3 years, and all she owns is a backpack. She has a home lined up for the beginning of next month, and they gave her one of the framed drawings for her new place. She wants to write to the man who drew her picture because she heard once of a guy at a local prison who committed suicide and left a note saying no one had written him or visited him in years. That story had really touched her.”

Your act of kindness to someone in prison can inspire another and another, just as Tirtha has done. There are always people waiting for letters, for contact from someone with an outlook different from what surrounds them. If you would like to help, write to circle.of.love.inside@gmail.com.

Over the past 5 years, Circle of Love Inside has touched the lives of nearly 1000 inmates and their families. Hundreds of books about Amma have been sent to individuals in prison, their family members, and to prison libraries and chapels. We have 175 letter writers and 400 inmates in 18 states of the US. Local satsangs in St. Louis, MO, Oklahoma City, OK and Athens, GA have made Circle of Love Inside one of their regular volunteer programs.

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