Last week, I stood in the rain for six hours only to be offered two cigarettes, a bag of potato chips, and 55 cents. It is very frightening not knowing where my next meal will come from or what I will have to do to receive it. God, if you are listening, please give me the strength to go on. Let me explain how my life has changed. A lmost every day, I had to construct a new sign because mine had been ripped up, blown away, stolen or ruined by the weather.
All bums carry the same sign begging passersby's to help.
However, I decided to make a unique, heartfelt sign which would not capitalize on guilt. I can use your talent in my business. T hat was three years ago, and I am a different person today because of that man. H ad I not suffered and stuck with groveling all those horrible years, I would not have all the luxuries and power I do today. It was my determination to never return on foot to that I-95 exit that drove me to excel at my job and my life.