You Really Can

We all have the ability to make a difference in someone’s life. While having a beer with one of my friends, he told me about a man he sees on the corner each day on the way to his office. This particular man is there at a certain time in the morning and typically there around a certain time in the afternoon. This morning he asked the guy if he was really looking for work, and the guy said yes. He asked the man about his past, and he said, “I made some bad choices that landed me here.”  My friend told him to come down to his office and he would see what he could do to help him. 

Contrary to what we all think about panhandlers, the man walked down to my friend’s office.  My friend told him. “We need to do a background check and drug test, and if it all comes back good, I can give you a job.”  The background check is in progress and the drug test is coming, but that is not what is important. 

We see people with signs on the streets all the time.  Some are hustlers and some are really people in need. In this case, my friend chose to give someone an opportunity.  No matter how it turns out, he showed you can make a difference by providing an opportunity and possibly changing a life with a little kindness.  It is really is that simple.