At an upscale, formal event, an elderly man in a wheelchair is being mocked by a group of snobbish guests until a young boy steps in to defend him.
— Enough! He hasn’t done anything to you, —the boy says.
— Are you his defender? —one of the guests sneers.
— I was taught to judge people by what they do, not by how they look, —the boy responds softly.
A woman in an elegant dress steps forward, interrupting the guests: — Sir, everyone is waiting for your speech… Don’t you know he founded this entire foundation?
The snobbish guests look away in embarrassment. Astonished, the young boy turns to the man: — You’re really that successful?
— Yes, but I wasn’t always, —the man replies with a smile.
— How did everything change? —the boy asks.
The man pulls a worn, torn photograph of a young boy from his pocket and hands it to him: — It all changed when a little boy gave me his last coins…
The boy inspects the photo carefully, eyes widening in shock: — I know this child! We have this same photograph at home!
