Honesty Comes Full Circle

A struggling single father was standing in line at a grocery store, counting coins to

buy bread and milk for his daughter. Just then, he noticed a well-dressed woman rush past

him after paying her bill, dropping a folded receipt and some cash on the floor.

He picked it up. Inside was $250—exactly the amount he needed to keep his electricity from being cut off

that night. He closed his eyes and whispered, “This could save my child.” Then

he shook his head. “No. I won’t teach my daughter the wrong lesson.”

He ran outside and returned the money. The woman stared at him in disbelief, then noticed the

old wristwatch on his hand. Her face went pale. “That watch… I gave it to my brother