A giving spirit: Kidney donor says saving life save a world

El Paso Times | Maria Cortes Gonzalez

Many people might consider donating a kidney to a loved one who needed it.

But how many people would consider doing the same for a perfect stranger?

Four years ago, Lori Palatnik asked herself that same question and found the answer to be quite simple. It was a resounding "yes."

Since then, Palatnik has found herself speaking around the country not only about why she made that sacrifice but also about how it has changed her life for the better. A woman of Jewish faith, Palatnik feels that the act made her closer to God.

"There is so much more pleasure in the act of giving than taking," she said. "In Judaism, it says in the Talmud, 'You save one life, you save the world.' "
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