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seen would pay a large sum of money to have a foot corrected for a boy he did not know.
The wealthy benefactor removed his glasses and wiped tears from his eyes when the homecoming
was described to him. “Do one more thing,” he said. “Near Christmas time, contact a good shoe store.
Have them invite every member of Jimmy’s family to their store to be fitted for a new pair of shoes of
their choice. I’ll pay for them all. Let them know I will do this only once. I don’t want them to become
depen dent on me.”
Jimmy became a successful businessman. To my knowledge, Jimmy never knew who paid for his
foot surgery. His benefactor, Mr. Henry Ford, always said it’s more fun to do something for people
when they don’t know who did it.
- Woody McKay Jr.
There’s a delight that comes with helping other people.
- Paul Newman