My last post discussed a team of engineers who helped a
young man gain his independence. Today,
I am going to be discussing an event that happened not so long ago. Last year, shortly after returning from a
tour in Afghanistan, San Diego Police Officer Jeremy Henwood stopped at a local
McDonald’s to grab some lunch. While in
line, Mr. Henwood noticed a young man standing in line behind him. The boy proceed to ask the officer if he
could have an extra dime in order to purchase cookies. Officer Henwood then offered to by the young
man some cookies so that he didn’t have to pay for them. While waiting for the order, Officer Henwood
asked the young man what he wanted to be when grew up. The boy informed the officer that he wanted
to be a professional basketball player.
Officer Henwood told the boy that it would take a lot of work to become
a basketball player, and to make sure he tried as hard as he could to achieve
his dreams. Moments later, Officer
Henwood received his lunch and walked
out the door. Little did he know,
the conversation he had with the young boy was going to be his last. After sitting down in his patrol car to eat
his lunch, Officer Henwood was gunned down and killed. This final act of kindness Officer Henwood
committed on his final day of life has motivated the young man to be all that
he could be. Whether you decide to help
someone cross the street, or buy them cookies, no act of kindness will ever go
unnoticed. I hope you enjoyed
reading. Have a nice weekend everyone!
Dallas Hathaway
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