I saw a man by the roadside holding a sign that read, \u201cWill Work for Food.\u201d I pulled over and offered him $50 and lunch to paint my fence. He worked for four hours without complaining and did an excellent job. Over sandwiches on the porch, he told me he had once been a successful contractor, but after losing his wife, he fell into bad habits and lost everything. Still, he was determined to rebuild his life.<\/p>\n
I gave him his $50, but I also gave him something more\u2014a recommendation to my brother, who runs a construction crew. He starts work Monday. Sometimes, people don\u2019t need pity; they simply need someone willing to stop, listen, and give them a chance. READ MORE BELOW<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I saw a man by the roadside holding a sign that read, \u201cWill Work for Food.\u201d I pulled over and offered him $50 and lunch to paint… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33051,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n