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In a New York Times article appearing on June 26, 1999, Dan Barney tells the story of a young homeless man named Eric. Eric lives on one of the many corners on Montague Street in Brooklyn. Most people don't notice Eric. Like all homeless people, he melts into the scenery of our urban landscape. So on a March afternoon in 1996, it was no surprise that two jewel thieves running out of a store with 4,500 dollars and an assortment of gold rings and bracelets, didn't pay much attention to Eric. They didn't seem to notice that Eric saw them get into a waiting car and speed off.
When the police hurried by looking for the criminals, Eric stepped forward with the make of their car and the license plate number. He even volunteered to ride along with the officers and identify the men he had seen. Thanks to Eric, the police quickly apprehended the jewel thieves.
However, when the police tried to get Eric a much-deserved reward, they were told Eric didn't qualify because he had not phoned the information in. It took three years, but Eric finally succeeded in convincing the powers that be that he deserved that reward for his good deed.
It may take until the judgment day, but the good we do will be rewarded with eternal life.
-- Parlette
When the police hurried by looking for the criminals, Eric stepped forward with the make of their car and the license plate number. He even volunteered to ride along with the officers and identify the men he had seen. Thanks to Eric, the police quickly apprehended the jewel thieves.
However, when the police tried to get Eric a much-deserved reward, they were told Eric didn't qualify because he had not phoned the information in. It took three years, but Eric finally succeeded in convincing the powers that be that he deserved that reward for his good deed.
It may take until the judgment day, but the good we do will be rewarded with eternal life.
-- Parlette
