“What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude.”

― Brené Brown, Research Professor, University of Houston and bestselling author

“Is this true?” I glanced up from the newspaper article, puzzled. “The City's offering you $10,000 in compensation?”

Ron's eyes burned with an intense gaze. “Can you imagine? Evict a man from his sanctuary and toss him what amounts to pocket change as though he's a beggar! And if that's not enough—” His face flushed crimson, “they send bulldozers to erase any trace of my home.”

I hesitated, grappling for the right words. Ron's “sanctuary” was, in reality, a dilapidated shack teetering on the banks of the Saskatchewan River. A shelter he neithe...

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