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At just 11 years old, Ciro Ortiz set up a tiny table in a Brooklyn subway station with a simple sign: "EMOTIONAL ADVICE - $2"
What made adults line up to get wisdom from a child?
Maybe it was his incredible empathy. Maybe it was how he'd look them in the eyes when no one else would. Or maybe it was because this boy knew something most adults had forgotten:
"Life is ALWAYS changing."
See, Ciro wasn't just some random kid. He was a boy who had faced bullying and struggled in school himself... but instead of hiding his pain, he transformed it into a GIFT for others.
Every Sunday, this little therapist would sit for hours, listening to strangers pour out their deepest fears and anxieties.
No judgment. No rushing. Just pure compassion from the most unexpected source.
And the most beautiful part? This wasn't about the $2 he charged.
What made adults line up to get wisdom from a child?
Maybe it was his incredible empathy. Maybe it was how he'd look them in the eyes when no one else would. Or maybe it was because this boy knew something most adults had forgotten:
"Life is ALWAYS changing."
See, Ciro wasn't just some random kid. He was a boy who had faced bullying and struggled in school himself... but instead of hiding his pain, he transformed it into a GIFT for others.
Every Sunday, this little therapist would sit for hours, listening to strangers pour out their deepest fears and anxieties.
No judgment. No rushing. Just pure compassion from the most unexpected source.
And the most beautiful part? This wasn't about the $2 he charged.
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