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Yes! There is a Santa Claus... Yes There is a Santa Claus and he lives in the hearts of men. Josh Paler Lin, whose YouTube channel has more than 711,000 subscribers and usually features pranks, thought he'd try a social experiment: Give a homeless man money, then follow him in secret to see what he'd do with it. And sure enough, the man's first stop was at a liquor store. He emerged with a bag and took it to a nearby park. Well, what do you expect, right? Wrong: Once at the park, the man pulled food from the bag and shared it with his fellow homeless. After witnessing what the homeless man, whose name is Thomas, did with the cash, Lin approached him on camera and explained that he'd been following him. He apologized and gave Thomas more money. Thomas said that he'd quit his job to take care of his sick parents, then lost his family home after they died. He said he's been on the street for four months. Lin decided to take action, setting up a crowdfunding page to raise money to help Thomas get off the streets. Donations thus far have topped $50,000. "People think I changed his life," said Lin, who maintains the video was not staged. "For me, it's completely the opposite. I feel that he changed my life." there is a spirit of Santa Claus that dwells within us if we care to listen. |
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12/26/2014 5:49 pm |
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12/26/2014 5:51 pm |
Saw that on the news a few hours ago. My first thought was that he'd buy booze too, but didn't. Makes me re-think about a few things, & that not ALL homeless people are drunks. Was wonderful what he did with the money, & the last I heard, there was $90,000 in an account for him to help get his life back in order. I've seen a guy 3 different times at a store entrance in town (the store name starts with a "W") holding a sign looking for work for food. Next time I see him, I'll find some work to do around my house. Just because a person has no job or money doesn't mean that they're worthless. Some people still have a heart. Thanks.....
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12/26/2014 5:52 pm |
How will we know it is Spring if he doesn't see his shadow?
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12/26/2014 7:44 pm |
It has to start somewhere and get passed along to put out the fires of hate and mistrust.
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12/27/2014 6:40 am |
With the holiday it took me awhile to get it set up and formatted for in here.
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12/27/2014 12:21 pm |
That needed to be shared
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12/27/2014 12:25 pm |
I was broke and lived out of my Mustang and learned a lot. Now I will do whatever it takes, use whatever methods, to get what I want.
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Not every homeless person is a drunk and that was very nice of him (Josh Paler Lin) for him to raise some money for him [image]
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12/28/2014 12:00 pm |
Not every homeless person is a drunk and that was very nice of him (Josh Paler Lin) for him to raise some money for him [image]
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1/1/2015 11:20 pm |
I am so sorry you had a bad New Year baby but it will get better for you and Jd my New Year day was ok so baby who is mess with you
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