A goodhearted man…
The Starbucks Story
I was enjoying a cup of hot coffee at the Starbucks, 1st district in Vienna. I sat down close to the window looking at people going to work at 7am in the morning. I then realized that young friendly looking man stting near to me. He was dressed in dirty jeans and reading a newspaper.
Suddenly a homeless man in his fifties came in from the main entrance, and went to the counter. Immediately the young man stood up and said to the staff: “He is my guest, I will pay for his coffee”. The homeless man got his coffee, said “Thank you” to the young man, and left. Soon after this the young goodhearted man left too.
When I finally got out of Starbucks, I realized that the young goodhearted man was only 15 meters from the Starbucks to the left, sitting down on the cold asphalted street and playing guitar. He had his guitar bag for collecting coins. I left him 5 Euros and winked. I was thinking “What a great man he was; he had not much himself, but he still invited another homeless person for a cup of hot coffee in the morning…


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