Reposted from July 25, 2012
Chris was sitting with a co-worker in McDonalds in Mesa, AZ yesterday afternoon. They had a little time to spare. As they sat and talked, the coworker began to complain about his wife, his children and how ungrateful they were, and just how sucky his life was in general. While Chris sat listening, an older, obviously homeless man shuffled in to McDonalds with a package of Ramen noodles in his hands and proceeded to rummage through the garbage cans. Apparently Chris wasn't the only person to take note of the gentleman, as another restaurant patron set a cup of soda down on the table next to him.
Finally Chris interrupted his coworker and directed his attention to the homeless man. "I think we've got it pretty good compared to others." Chris then got up and went back to the counter to order a Big Mac meal for the man. He spoke neither English nor Spanish, but happily accepted the meal. He grabbed a potato chip bag out of the garbage, stuffed the McDonalds bag inside and shuffled out the door. As Chris returned to his coworker who had watched the whole thing unfold, he remarked that perhaps Chris was right. Life wasn't so bad.
