A punk rock kid is my hero

The other day I was driving down the street and there was this punk rock looking kid, about 14, riding his bike on the sidewalk beside me. Coming towards him was a disabled man in a motorised wheelchair with a bunch of groceries on his lap. As they approached each other the disabled guy dropped a couple bags, spilling items on the sidewalk. The punk kid stopped, set down his bike and picked up the gentleman’s stuff and secured it for him. He didn’t have to. 

It meant a lot to me, so I stopped at a parking lot in front of the kid and waved him down. I told him “That was very good of you, there needs to be more people like you” and handed him a five dollar bill. In retrospect maybe giving him cash for his good deed wasn’t the most moral course of action, but he wasn’t expecting it and was super happy to have it. It was the only thing I had on me that I thought of right off the top of my head to thank him with.

Cheers young punk rock kid, you are a hero, even if it was just a small gesture! – Robert Bracelen