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​Oh, Well, then. I thought it was a scandal of some kind. I really didn't get a chance to read it.
 
Wow! That is a beautiful story. There are some really good people left in the world, aren't there?
 
AZ Jim said:
uh....Ok....sorry
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Hey, Jim, now while I have you on the horn, where exactly is "West Valley Phoenix Metro"? I hear that nowadays, the growth stretches all the way out Grand Ave. to El Mirage or further. imp
 
AZ Jim said:
There all around but people would prefer the Jenners or Kardashinans...
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Oh Jim..by the way I survived the freezing museum yesterday ( it's 9.30 Am Monday here) I tried to take your photo but you moved to quick for me ..:rofl:
I like good news stories ... We rarely watch the GLOOM AND DOOM show otherwise know as the news ..
and as for the people you mentioned above ....:yuk::yuk:
 
AZ Jim said:
I am in Surprise.
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Ya know, I AM getting a bit daft! I believe you told me before. Was a wide spot in the road when I moved to PHX from IN, 1979. Seems somewhere near there is a cut-off of Grand which goes straight south to the Avondale/air base area. Could be wrong, often am! imp
 
My eldest grandaughter has done similar , after a night out she would see the same homeless man huddled in a shop doorway and my grandaughter would go and buy him a meal and a hot drink and then disperse the youngsters gathered round him taking the mickey, my grandaughter at the time was in her late teens to early twenties.
 
Great story Jim.....I like to think there are more good people in the world than bad, and sometimes I get just a wee bit cynical..but stories like this restore my faith.. :D
 
That was a nice story and I'm glad you shared it Jim. I think humans have a tendency to focus on the worst, the worst dressed, the bad acts, the violence, killing because it arouses very strong emotions and gets the adrenalin flowing. And the good stuff fades into the hum of back ground noise of life. But once in a while someone reminds us that there is goodness out there.

Reminds me of a thing I saw on Facebook; a little piece about a guy doing a social experiment where he approached a homeless man who had a sign saying he had no money, no food and would work for a meal (or something along those lines). And the fellow told the homeless man that his little girl had gone missing and he wondered if he'd seen the child. He had a photo of her and his phone number on it......and the homeless guy offered to hold the photo at that corner and ask everyone who came along if he'd seen the kid. The 'dad' was happy to let him have that picture and he left it with him, and then from a hidden vantage point, watched the homeless guy all day. And instead of holding his own 'work for food' cardboard sign, the homeless man held the little girls picture all day instead and asked everyone if they'd seen her. So no asking for help for himself but instead a wonderful opening of his heart for a stranger's lost child.

Anyway, at the end of many hours, the man revealed the experiment to the homeless person, took him out for a meal apparently and gave him some money to make up for his 'lost day' and thus proved the point that there is goodness in everyone, even the 'invisible' homeless people who live among us.

(PS I don't know for sure if the story is 100% true (it is Facebook after all) but I think the sentiment is lovely and the point is well made, don't you think?)
 
Great story Jim, thanks for sharing, I very much enjoy reading stories of this nature, always a welcome change from the norm.

I've read a few great books in the past week along such lines anyone interested in such uplifting reading I would recommend this book "An Invisible Thread" Its a true story about a woman who befriended a young homeless boy and their friendship that has endured for many years from his childhood to the present when the young man is now an adult with a family of his own. It's not all syrupy sweet, it doesn't make either person seem like perfect people, just good decent human beings trying to do the right things though they stumble and have their faults, their friendship endures. It's such a lovely story. Shows how a little kindness can go a long way.

http://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Thread-11-Year-Old-Panhandler-Executive-ebook/dp/B004T4KXYQ

There was another story, written by the persons who live out similar events, I read about an executive who took a homeless man under his wing at the encouragement of his wife. That was a beautiful story as well; I'll have to try to remember that title and post it, my doesn't have that kind of fast recall, so I'll have to go through my library history to see if I can get the title.
 

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