Author: McKinley Corbley / Source: Good News Network
An ordinary day turned extraordinary for one California musician after a homeless man approached him in hopes of getting a dollar for an egg sandwich.
Adam Kightlinger recently made a Facebook post about his incredible experience playing guitar on the streets of San Diego last week.
“The music was flowing, my voice was strong and the sunshine came out quickly,” wrote Kightlinger. “The crowds of people who walked by me were giving today, throwing in a fair amount of cash and dollar bills as I played.”
More importantly, he also noticed three homeless men lying in the grass to the right of his jam spot.
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“They sat up and listened to a few songs here and there, giving me a thumbs up and even smiling after I would finish a song,” he remarked.
One of the men, Michael Briggs, eventually approached Kightlinger and asked if he could have a dollar bill from the guitar case so he could have enough money for a sandwich. Kightlinger, who estimates that he had $65 in the case, simply told the homeless man to take all of the money.
Stunned by the compassionate offer, Briggs started to cry and asked why Kightlinger would offer up his earnings.
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“I said ‘Because you are hungry and in a few hours, you are going to be hungry again, so you’ll need some extra cash to get a big meal,” says Kightlinger.
With tears still in his eyes, Briggs took a single dollar from the case, saying: “I know folks who need this more then me, so because you’re a good man and wanted to help me, it’s only right that I do what you did and help someone else.
”Briggs later returned…
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