BE A HERO OF COMPASSION
Bob Greene, columnist for the Chicago Tribune, relates that one cold night after a game, Chicago Bulls Superstar Michael Jordan, headed through a large crowd of fans towards his car. As he opened the car door, Jordan saw a youngster in a wheelchair some 20 feet away. The boy’s neck was bent at an unnatural angle; his eyes could not look directly forward. Jordan walked over to the boy and knelt beside him. The youngster was so excited that he began to rise out of the wheelchair. Michael comforted him, talked softly , and put his arm around the boy’s frail shoulder.
The boy’s father tried to snap a picture, but the camera did not work. Jordan noticed. Without being asked, he continued to kneel at the boy’s side until the father was able to take the picture. Only then Michael Jordan returned to his car.
The boy’s eyes were glistening with tears of joy. His dad was already replaying the moment with his son. If nothing good ever happens again for that little boy, he will always know that on one night Michael Jordan cared enough to include him in his world.
