Buying A Boy A Pair Of Shoes

--by Herremon, posted Aug 22, 2024

Last month I bought a 15 year old boy some school shoes. He and his friends hang round a shopping mall quite often where they low-level beg for change. They all dropped out of school after covid. I rarely give them change, but I do talk to them. And I give them small jobs sometimes, like cleaning up the sidewalks in exhange for pay. That way they can get food with dignity.

I've been nagging him for two years to try to get back into school. I'd previously told him that if he was serious, I'd help him. After I'd given up that he would put in the effort, he finally surprised me by telling me that he'd enrolled again but they wouldn't allow him without a uniform and black shoes.

I walked with him to the shop immediately and get him a new pair. I haven't seen him on the streets since, so I hope that means he is now attending.

I hardly remember anything I did last month, except those shoes. I'll forget this year of my life too, in time. But probably not the small thing that happened in it - buying a child a pair of schools so that hopefully he can walk towards a better future.

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Posted by Herremon
Aug 22, 2024
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Readers Comments

dotmatrix wrote: Thank you for sharing this beautiful story of kindness. ♥

Mish wrote: Beautiful caring & kindness 🙏

michelelpurce wrote: great job! and i am sure he will remember those shoes and your kindness as well. :)

pluto178 wrote: A beautiful thing to do and who knows the change it might make in his future well done x

Helenconnell2 wrote: Thank you for being so kind.

sissylee wrote: I love this story.

Rajni wrote: Charity may make them lazy where as earning money with dignity make them good human being, You did a wonderful job.

DANCE wrote: How wonderfully kind, I do hope you'll hear from him soon and can tell us all the good news about his schooling

janfour wrote: A simple act to change a life.

cheeka wrote: buying a child a pair of shoes - that is very kind of you.

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