You find a wallet full of money on the floor, how likely are you to return it? Even the morally conscious people in the world would be met with a dilemma in such a situation. That is why stories of this noble feat often deserve mention.
Typical high school teen Tommy O’Connor walked across the street from his school to the local convenience store. He went in for a soda, but he noticed a wallet on the ground. One stuffed to the brim with $2,300 in cold, hard cash.
Tommy said the only thought that ran through his mind was that it must be somebody’s rent money. The teen immediately dropped off the wallet with a teacher’s aid, who helped return it to its rightful owner. The veteran who owned the wallet offered Tommy $50 in compensation for his act of valor.
When the boy’s mother heard about what her son did, she was overrun with joy. Although her family is barely surviving on a check-by-check basis, Sherry O’Connor sent a text to her son filled with love. She was proud of him and said he was one in a million. To which the young man replied that she is the real hero for raising him to do what’s right.
The day that Tommy found the wallet, he noted that he didn’t even have enough money to buy his lunch at school. Such heroes are rare in today’s world. For that reason, Tommy O’Connor deserves his moment in the spotlight.