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Originally Posted by jdawn93
So I know this is a long time after this story was published and has been commented on, but I would like to say most of these replies make me sick. I knew Jamie, one of the two killed in the accident, and I know her family very well. They are/were some of the greatest I have ever met. They are not selfish by receiving so much money because they are doing many great things with it. Because of them and a scholarship they gave me, I can go to college. I don't think that is selfish at all. They know this money will not bring back their loved ones, but at the ceremony for the scholarship recipients, both sets of parents agreed that they were in a way "adopting" us as their children so we could have futures and get great college educations, something that their own children could not do. I know this touched my heart a lot and I hope it would touch others as well, and change your thoughts of this family being selfish to being selfless.
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This is a fantastic story - seriously, I hope you can exhibit this kind of emotion and positive attitude with others as you become an adult. I'm very excited for you and the families of the deceased - this seems like the ultimate example of "making lemonade" as the cliche goes.
However, it's still basically a large straw man.