Source: Good News Network
A former homeless man has been crowned London’s top bus driver, after spending only 16 months on the job. His reputation climbed to the top because he never stops smiling—despite battling traffic gridlock every day.
Pat Lawson is over the moon about his new title. The 50-year-old says his cheerful disposition was reborn when he finally managed to land on his feet following a “dark and vicious cycle” of homelessness, crime, drug abuse, and prison time.
“My mum gave me advice and I didn’t take it,” says Lawson. “I was hot-headed in school and got expelled. I went to prison for stealing cars and met hardened criminals, ended up there again and started a dark and vicious cycle.”
The cycle escalated until the father-of-three met a defining moment 16 years ago when an unprovoked attack left him in the hospital fighting for his life and questioning his bad choices.
“I thought I was going to die and I started thinking of my children. I knew it was life or death. I kept thinking, how did I end…
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