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Josh gave her his best smile. \u201cYes please,\u201d he said, \u201cand some of that apple pie for dessert.\u201d<\/p>\n
An angry face can hide a sad and troubled heart.
\nThe woman\u2019s mouth twisted. \u201cApple pie \u2014 isn\u2019t that just charming. Wish my life was apple pie.\u201d<\/p>\n
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When she brought out Josh\u2019s order, she slammed the food down on the table, and he could see she was just as rude to the other customers.<\/p>\n
When Josh finished his meal, she brought him his bill with the promised discount. Josh fished out his wallet and was about to leave a tip, but then he saw the woman\u2019s angry face.<\/p>\n
No, he thought to himself, I\u2019m not leaving her a cent! She doesn\u2019t deserve it! Josh tucked his wallet back into his jeans pocket and was about to leave when a poster by the door caught his eye.<\/p>\n
The poster showed a smiling woman with a little boy with a shock of bright red hair and a cheeky grin, and the caption underneath explained that Luke, that was the boy\u2019s name, was very ill.<\/p>\n
Luke suffered from a rare disease, and his only hope was an expensive treatment not covered by his mother\u2019s health insurance. Readers were asked to access Luke\u2019s Go Fund Me page and make a donation.<\/p>\n
Josh was stunned to recognize his sour-faced waitress as the radiant, smiling woman in the photo with Luke. No wonder she\u2019s so unhappy, Josh thought, she must be worried sick and forced to work long hours instead of being with her sick son.<\/p>\n
Josh took out his wallet again. He looked at the wad of money in the note compartment. He was so close to his dream! He had $1,500, enough for five hours in a reasonable recording studio\u2026<\/p>\n
To his surprise, over 5,000 people showed up, and the next day, he went back to the restaurant with a huge wad of cash from the concert\u2019s box office. \u201cHi!\u201d he said to the waitress, \u201cI\u2019m Josh.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cJosh,\u201d the waitress said, \u201cI\u2019m Rita, Luke\u2019s mom, and I wanted to thank you\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHere,\u201d Josh said, pushing the money into her hand, \u201cThis is for Luke. It\u2019s $19,000, and I hope it helps.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat!\u201d gasped Rita, staring at the money. \u201cNo! I can\u2019t take it\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes you can,\u201d Josh said. \u201cYou put my music out there, and now I have a contract. I want to help Luke and you\u2019re going to let me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Six months later, Josh Hallaren was launching his first album with a special concert, and sitting on the front row were two very special guests: Luka and his mom \u2014 and she was wearing a huge smile.<\/p>\n
What can we learn from this story?<\/p>\n
An angry face can hide a sad and troubled heart. Josh thought Rita was being rude, but she was worried about her son.
\nA good heart is always rewarded. Josh gave up the money he\u2019d saved for his recording studio time, but his kindness ended up opening the door to a successful career.<\/p>\n
Share this story with your friends. It might brighten their day and inspire them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"