Man in need finds wallet and moral compass

[The Straight Story]

Man in need finds wallet and moral compass

Maybe it was the holiday spirit. Maybe it was because it was the right thing to do.

Or maybe it was a little bit of both that inspired Brian Christopher to perform a simple act of kindness.

The 49-year-old Navy veteran was walking near City Hall Monday when something on the ground caught his eye. It looked like a comic book. Christopher, an amateur artist, picked it up.

It was a wallet with $172 in it. But no credit cards, license, or any other identification.

What would you do? While you are thinking about that, consider this: Christopher is homeless. He has no income. He has three children, ages 14, 12, and 10, in Maryland. He really, really could have used the cash.

Instead, he brought the wallet to the closest police station, where an officer found a receipt inside with a name and telephone number. The police officer used that to track down the owner, who picked up the wallet. All the money was there.

http://www.boston.com/community/stories_to_inspire/articles/2010/12/15/man_in_need_finds_wallet_and_moral_compass/

[Duer 157099]

1. But what if that wallet was God's way of trying to help him?

God works in mysterious ways. Maybe God wanted to punish the guy who lost the wallet?

[The Straight Story]

4. If so, he was not listening to God enough

;)

[Toucano]

2. The Globe says that's a "story to inspire".

I find the knowledge of a 49 year-old veteran being homeless with kids to feed enraging, not inspiring.

That's fucked up.

[rug]

3. There are a lot of people in need.

It turns out the owner, Meghan Schultz of Cambridge, really needed the money, too. The bike messenger put the wallet in her back pocket. It slipped out as she was making the rounds.

“I had pretty much written it off,’’ said Schultz, 22. “For me that’s a pile of cash.’’

[boobooday]

5. I hope this man finds his way back from homelessness

Greedy men prosper while honest men suffer.

[Lucinda]

6. His parents couldn't find room for him to sleep, so he was in a shelter?

Horrible.

Looks like a lot of people in the comments were planning on sending something to the shelter. That made me smile.