Compassion helps people connect with others, mend relationships and move forward while fostering emotional intelligence and well-being. According to www.mindful.org, compassion takes empathy one step further because it harbors a desire for all people to be free from suffering and it’s imbued with a desire to help. Compassion and kindness are exactly what was used to form a special relationship between Excelsior Springs resident Edwin (Ed) Weidler and several members of the Dari-B Drive-In staff. Weidler said the relationship he and his wife, Deborah, formed with them was a unique one. “After taking my wife to her many doctors’ appointments, I would always stop in with her and get her beloved Dari-B sangria. That was always the key to putting a smile on her face,” Ed explained, noting it was during these visits that he met staffers Drake Clevenger and Emily Crowley. One day during one of his regular visits to the drive-in, Ed noticed Clevenger was “looking down.” “I asked Drake…