It was a cold winter’s day. The parking lot to the office was filling up quickly. As a secretary got out of her car she noticed that a group of people, who had come to be interviewed for a job, were whispering among themselves as they stared at a man laying up against the wall, outside the building. He had on a long trench coat that was almost in shreds, and a hat topped his head, pulled down so you could not see his face. He wore shoes that looked 30 years old, too small for his feet, and with holes in them that his toes stuck out.

The secretary assumed that the man was homeless, and asleep, so she walked by and through the doors of the office. She took the names of those being interviewed, led them into a waiting room and waited for the employer.

It wasn’t long before someone brought up the man laying outside. As people Continue reading »

Shawn was gay. He had always been gay, and would remain so for the rest of his life. Which was about to end. Shawn planned to kill himself.

He was fifteen years old, and was so tired of the side-eyed looks, the whispers behind his back, and the open harassment that he had to endure every single day. The horrible irony of Shawn’s life was that he was a warm, caring and beautiful person, who would do anything, for anyone, at any time. But now, he’d come to really believe that no one truly cared for him. He had been beaten up at least once a year since he began attending school, and his teachers, who should have been Continue reading »

The days of noble men and women, people with honor, ethics and empathy aren’t over just yet, as proved recently in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

In an act that restored faith in humanity to a lot of people, Howard Cooper, 83, recently sold his car dealership, and as a way of thanking his employees, he gave each of them $1,000 for every year they worked for him. Howard sold the Howard Cooper Import dealership to Ohio-based Germain Motor Co., with Cooper maintaining an office at the dealership “until he’s ready to move on.” Cooper insisted that employee retention was part of the deal, but he still wanted to do something to thank his employees for his rewarding forty seven year career. “My employees are very important to me and the reason for my Continue reading »

One day, the employees of a large company returned from their lunch break, and were greeted with a large sign on the front door. The sign said, “Yesterday, the person who had hindered your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral in the gym.” At first, everyone was sad to hear that one of their colleagues had died, but they grew curious about Continue reading »

His name was Bill. He had wild hair, wore a T-shirt with holes in it, blue jeans and no shoes. This was literally his wardrobe for his entire four years of college. Bill was actually brilliant. He was kind of esoteric, with an IQ right off the charts. He became a Christian while he was attending college. Across the street from the campus was a very conservative church, which had wanted to develop a ministry to the students, but wasn’t sure how to go about it. One day Bill decided to go there.

He walked in wearing jeans, a tattered T-shirt, wild hair and no shoes. The service had already started, but the church was completely packed and he couldn’t find a seat. So Bill went searching. By now the prim, proper and well-heeled congregation was getting a bit uncomfortable, but no one said anything. Bill got closer and closer to the pulpit, and when he realized there were no seats, he simply Continue reading »