Giving—A Way Of Life
IllustrationStory★★★★Paul Harvey tells the story of an eight-year-old named Ben who won a contest at the local McDonald’s. His prize was a brand new bike. When Ben got home, he told his parents that he already had a bike and that he didn’t need two. Ben decided to give the new bike to a friend who didn’t have a bike and whose parents were unable to buy one for him. When the manager of McDonald’s heard about this, she invited Ben and his family to dinner and presented him with a $100 gift certificate. The next day Ben used the gift certificate to buy a crash helmet for his friend. For some people, giving is just second nature.
The point
A child who won a bike gave it to a needy friend instead, later receiving additional encouragement—showing how generosity creates blessing.