In a tender example of generosity, a 5-year-old in Nashville, Tennessee, gave his 30 cents—which was everything he had—to a homeless man he encountered on the street.
Justus Mateo Smith, 5, and his father, Justice, 40, encountered the man at a busy intersection, just off a highway exit, in the middle of rush-hour traffic. The father-son duo were on their way to a dental appointment during a typically busy day.
(Courtesy of Billy James Taylor/Nashville, TN via Justice Smith)
The elder Smith wanted to give the homeless man money to buy food, as he noticed the hunger and exhaustion reflected in his eyes; but did not have any cash on him….