Boy, 5, Gives His 30 Cents to a Homeless Man, Inspiring a Chain of Kindness

Boy, 5, Gives His 30 Cents to a Homeless Man, Inspiring a Chain of Kindness
Courtesy of Billy James Taylor/Nashville, TN via Justice Smith
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In a tender example of generosity, a 5-year-old in Nashville, Tennessee, gave his 30 cents—which was everything he had—to a homeless man he encountered on the street.

Justus Mateo Smith, 5, and his father, Justice, 40, encountered the man at a busy intersection, just off a highway exit, in the middle of rush-hour traffic. The father-son duo were on their way to a dental appointment during a typically busy day.

E. S. Armstrong
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