By: Mary Kiser
In a world of cutthroat,
collegiate acceptance rates and career advancements, kindness is difficult to
find. However, goodness still prevails. People can find the positive in certain
deeds at home, in class, or on the job. Maybe their mother bought them
McDonald’s, friend helped them study for a test, or boss let them leave early.
Their small favors are a blessing, so how would a life-altering favor feel?
Eugene Yoon was so happy
one day that he decided to give away his gratitude; he wanted to help someone
in need, and Arthur Renowitzky was in dire need. He was left paralyzed after a
beating, so doctors told him he would never walk again. Yoon felt differently.
“He learned about an
exoskeleton device that can help some people walk again. It costs about
$80,000. So, to pay for it, Eugene quit his job at a research company in
Northern California, to hike from the California-Mexico border to Canada. Along
the way he posted videos of the adventure and asked people to donate on social
media,” an article states.
When Yoon reached
Washington, he had also reached his goal of $80,000, and he used the money to
aid Renowitzky’s condition. His efforts were not in vain. “A few weeks later,
Arthur did walk,” the article states.
The two men are more
like brothers than complete strangers now. Yoon was still unsatisfied, though.
He wanted to help another person, so he befriended Alberto Velasquez, an
impoverished individual who “lives with 24 family members under one roof.” Yoon
hired Velasquez to work for his clothing line KIN LOV GRA; while the man will
earn money for his family, he will also be an integral part of a much bigger
picture: the gift of giving.
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