The news today is full of negativity, all we hear about are acts of violence that cause us to cringe and rethink the civility of humanity. But today, we have stumbled on a story that inspires, and restores hope in humanity. The story of Billy Ray, a homeless man, who spends his time at street corners begging strangers for spare change. On this faithful day, a woman who found it in her heart to spare some change, accidentally put her engagement ring into Billy's change cup. It wasn't until the next day that she realized she had misplaced her ring. An ordinary person by then would have pawned the ring that same night, but no, not Billy, he held on to it in the hopes that the nice lady would return to claim it. Which she did. Billy happily returned the ring to her, and she thanked him with all the cash she had. This story caught the attention of a local reporter and exploded through the news scene, and was featured on CNN. It is such an inspirational story that someone who has so little, can still maintain their humanity, and spurs everyone to do the same. A charity fun has been started in honor of Billy, to help get him back on his feet.
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