Christian Lunsford & Tana Herndon
This story was very impacting, to say the least, even if it was just one small act of kindness.
A boy my age (15), by the name of Christian had wanted to go on a band trip. A few weeks prior to this, Christian received $250 dollars from his father, paying the full extent of the band trip price.
Then, as luck would have it, it turned out that the father had attained the money by less than decent means. He'd stolen the money, from none other than an old woman, mourning her husband's death in the cemetery. In total, he'd taken $700 dollars from the unsuspecting 78-year old Tana Herndon.
As soon as Christian found out, he went ahead and returned the money, to the surprise that Tana was so grateful, that she let him keep the money to go on that band trip he wanted.
I was impressed by this boy. I'm not entirely sure if I would've done the right thing and given the money straightaway the way Christian did. $250 dollars is a lot to give up, and yet he did something that would've taken me a while work up the courage to do, without a single moment's hesitation.
It's people like these that deserve respect, and I'm glad that in a world where adolescents are viewed as rebellious drug addicts, there are people like Christian who show that there is still hope.
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