The Compass That Pointed to People

An explorer carried a strange compass that didn’t point north. Instead, the needle turned toward those who needed help most. Sometimes it spun wildly in crowds; sometimes it pointed to a single lost soul. One winter, the explorer followed the compass into a frozen cave and rescued a child. When he died, the compass was buried with him. Years later, children claimed to feel a pull in their chests whenever someone cried nearby. Perhaps the compass was never metal—it was simply love passed down.