It started on a freezing night when I rushed through a grocery store parking lot with two kids waiting at home and a million worries running through my head. I spotted a man sitting on the curb with his German Shepherd curled against him, both shivering in the cold. He said he was a veteran who hadn’t eaten since the day before.
I hesitated for a moment, then turned around, bought him a hot meal and some food for his dog, and handed it to him on my way out. I assumed it was just a small kindness I’d forget about the next day. But a month later, my boss stormed out of his office, furious, dragged me inside, and shoved a mysterious envelope at me—changing my entire life in ways I never expected. Continue reading…
