With all the troubles in the country and around the world, for the violence and hatred, many people simply assume there is no longer any good people left in the world. That people are, deep down, naturally hate filled and in it for themselves. A society of narcissists.
When watching the news, or walking through the mall, that may seem true at time. Until you see it through the eyes and the heart of a child. No matter how bad things get, or how evil the world may seem, it is here, in the mind’s eye of a child, we all can see the good and truly beautiful of the planet.
Sometimes it is the simple innocence of a child. Other times it is a thoughtless gift. In the case of Myles Eckert, it was a simple note, a small gesture and the idea of a passed on father.
When most of us find $20, we can’t believe how lucky we are. Nobody carries cash any more. What do we do with it? Maybe we buy some gas for the car. Perhaps we purchase a drink at the bar. Or it goes into the vacation fund.
Myles, an eight year-old boy, thought about doing something similar. But when he saw a man in uniform at his local Cracker Barrel, he decided to do something completely different with the $20. What did he do? Click on the video to find out.